Though most people love to look at the games of the great attacking masters, some of the most successful players in history have been the quiet positional players. They slowly grind you down by taking away your space, tying up your pieces, and leaving you with virtually nothing to do.
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[Event "Reykjavik Chess Festival"]
[Site "Iceland"]
[Date "2012.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yury Shulman"]
[Black "Kai Lee"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/6k1/2R3p1/5p2/5Pq1/4P2R/6PK/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rc7+ { A good example of why a pair of well coordinated rooks are
considered more valuable than a lone queen. White's extra pawn comes in
handy also. } 1... Kf6 ( { No better is: } 1... Kg8 2. Rhh7 Qe2 3. Rhd7 Qh5+ 4. Kg1 Qh6 5. Rd8+ Qf8 6. Rxf8+ Kxf8 ) 2. Rh6 Qe2 3. Rc6+ Kg7 4. Rcxg6+ Kf8 5. Rf6+ Ke7 ( 5... Kg8 6. Rxf5 Qxe3 7. Rg6+ Kh7 8. Rg3 Qe2 9. Rfg5 Qa6 10. Rh3+ Qh6 11. Rxh6+ Kxh6 12. g4 ) 6. Rxf5 Qa2 7. e4 Kd7 8. Rff6 Qg8 9. Ra6 Kc7 10. Ra7+ Kb8 11. Rhh7 Qg4 12. Raf7 Qc8 13. e5 Qe8 14. Re7 Qc8 15. e6 Ka8 16. Ra7+ Kb8 17. Rhb7+ Qxb7 18. Rxb7+ Kxb7 19. e7 Kc6 20. e8=Q+ { White wins with a large
material advantage. } 1-0