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 "Unknown714"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2bn1k1r/2qp3p/1p1Nppn1/rB5Q/4P3/2P5/2K2PPP/3R3R w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qh6+ Kg8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Ke7 2. Qg7+ Nf7 3. Qxf7+ Kd8 4. Qxf6+ Ne7 5. Qxh8+ Ng8 6. Qxg8+ Ke7 7. Qf7+ Kd8 8. Qe8# ) 2. Ne8 Ra2+ 3. Kb1 Ra1+ 4. Kb2 Ra2+ 5. Kxa2 Qa7+ 6. Kb2 d5 7. Nxf6+ Kf7 8. Nh5 Ke7 9. Qg7+ Nf7 10. exd5 Kd6 11. dxe6+ Kc7 12. Qxf7+ Kb8 13. Qxa7+ Kxa7 14. Rhe1 { White wins with
a large material advantage. } 1-0