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 "Unknown752"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2r2rk1/1p2qpp1/N1nbp2p/8/QPRP4/P3P2P/1B3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... b5 ( { Black can try: } 1... Ra8 2. Qc2 Rxa6 3. b5 Ra5 4. bxc6 bxc6 5. a4 Rfa8 6. Ra1 Qd7 7. Rxc6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Qxb5 Na7 3. Qa4 Rxc4 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1