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 "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown450"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/2pb4/q6p/6p1/3p4/p2P1QPP/P1B3PK/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ A classic Pinning tactic. } 1. Bb3+ Be6 2. Qf6 Bxb3 3. Qxa6 Bxa2 4. Qxa3 Bf7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0