Aron Nimzovich

Why must I lose to this idiot?

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yelimirovic"]
[Black "Marjanovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1K6/2P5/2Q5/4q3/8/3k4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ White's advanced pawn is an advantage, but how does white make progress. } 1. Ka7 Qa4+ { Black's only hope is check mercilessly. } 2. Kb6 Qb3+ 3. Ka5 { Paradoxically, White advances his king to restrict black's opportunities to
check. } 3... Qa2+ 4. Kb5 Qa8 ( { Black dare not try: } 4... Qb3+ 5. Qb4+ Qxb4+ 6. Kxb4 Kd3 7. c7 Kd4 8. c8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 5. c7 Qc8 6. Qd5+ { Kb6 wins also. } 6... Ke2 7. Qd6 ( { White can try: } 7. Qd8 Qf5+ 8. Kb6 Qb1+ 9. Ka6 Qa2+ 10. Kb7 Qb3+ 11. Kc8 Qe6+ 12. Qd7 Qg8+ 13. Kb7 Qb3+ 14. Ka7 Qa3+ 15. Kb6 Qe3+ 16. Ka5 Qc3+ 17. Kb5 Qb2+ 18. Ka4 Qa2+ 19. Kb4 Qb2+ 20. Kc4 Qc2+ 21. Kd5 Qb3+ 22. Kd6 Qa3+ 23. Ke6 Qh3+ 24. Ke7 Qh4+ 25. Ke8 Qh8+ 26. Ke7 Qh4+ { Draw. White cannot escape the checks. } ) 7... Qf5+ ( { Black can try: } 7... Qb7+ 8. Ka5 Qc8 9. Qa6+ Qxa6+ 10. Kxa6 Ke3 11. c8=Q { White wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 8. Ka6 Qc8+ 9. Ka7 Qf5 10. Qc6 Qc8 11. Qa6+ Qxa6+ 12. Kxa6 Ke3 13. c8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0