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 "Unknown319"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3Qb3/p4p2/1p4p1/2ppk3/8/P2P3P/1qP2PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qe7+ ( { White can try: } 1. Qxe8+ Kd6 2. Qf8+ Kc6 3. Qe8+ Kb7 4. Qxf7+ Ka6 5. Qxd5 Qb1+ 6. Kh2 Qxc2 7. f3 g5 8. Qc4+ Qxc4 9. dxc4 b5 10. cxb5+ Kxb5 11. Kg3 c4 12. Kg4 c3 13. Kxg5 c2 14. f4 c1=Q 15. g4 Qxa3 { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 1... Kf4 2. g3+ Kf5 3. g4+ Kf4 4. Qe3# 1-0