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 "Unknown647"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/6p1/2Qb3p/2P1q3/P3p3/4BbPP/1P3P2/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Qe6 2. g4 ( { White dare not try: } 2. Qxd6 Qxh3 3. c6 Qg2# ) ( { White can
try: } 2. Kh2 Bxg3+ 3. fxg3 Qxc6 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Bh2+ 3. Kxh2 Qxc6 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1