Irving Chernev

The sign of a great Master is his ability to win a won game quickly and painlessly.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1957.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anon"]
[Black "Rossolimo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "k4r2/bp4p1/3p4/Pq1B4/3rP3/6P1/1QP2PP1/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Rd1 2. Bxb7+ ( { White can try: } 2. c4 Rxf2 3. Qxb5 Rfxf1+ 4. Kh2 Rh1# ) ( { White can also try: } 2. Qxb5 Bxf2+ 3. Kh2 Rh8# ) ( { White can also try: } 2. Rfxd1 Bxf2+ 3. Kh2 Rh8# ) ( { White can also try: } 2. Rbxd1 Qxb2 3. Rb1 Bxf2+ 4. Rxf2 Qxb1+ 5. Rf1 Qxf1+ 6. Kh2 Rh8# ) 2... Kb8 3. c4 ( { White can try: } 3. Qxb5 Bxf2+ 4. Kh2 Rh8+ 5. Qh5 Rxh5# ) 3... Rxf2 4. Qxf2 ( { White can try: } 4. cxb5 Rfxf1+ 5. Kh2 Rh1# ) 4... Qxb1 5. Qxa7+ Kxa7 6. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 7. Kh2 Kxb7 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } 0-1