If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win.
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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rybkin"] [Black "Marcenko"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "1r1k3q/p2r1p2/2Q3p1/3p4/8/P3R3/5PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] { A classic deflection tactic. } 1. Re7 Rbb7 ( { Black can try: } 1... Rxe7 2. Qd6+ Kc8 ( { Black dare not try: } 2... Rd7 3. Qxb8# ) 3. Rc1+ Rc7 4. Qxc7# ) 2. Rxd7+ Rxd7 3. Qa8+ Kc7 4. Qxh8 1-0