Emanuel Lasker

The hardest game to win is a won game.

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[Event "American Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.12.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hayes, David"]
[Black "sparkles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "A00"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]

{ This is the shortest checkmate I have ever had against a good player.
Tactical errors will be punished. } 1. g4 { A00: Irregular Openings } 1... b6 $2 { Begging for the next move. } 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. e4 { Tearing at
center... again. Ripping the long diagonal open is a must for the Grob
player. } 5... g6 $2 { Black has no time for this move. } 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nxd5 Bb7 8. Qe2+ Nge7 $2 { The final error. 8... Be7 is better. } 9. Nf6# 1-0