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 "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/5k2/7P/6K1/1N6/p7/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Knight Mate 2.|White to move and win. } 1. Na2 { The knight moves to force
black's king back. } 1... Kf8 { Black avoids h8 where it will be trapped. } 2. Kf6 { White seizes the opposition forcing black's next move. } 2... Kg8 3. Kg6 { Maintaining the opposition again forcing black into the corner. } 3... Kh8 4. Nc3 { If black's pawn moves forward, then the knight will capture it and
eventually force black from its defensive position on h8. } 4... Kg8 5. h7+ Kh8 6. Ne4 a2 { Black would be better off without his pawn. } 7. Ng5 a1=Q 8. Nf7# *