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 "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ortueta Esteban, Martin"]
[Black "Sanz, Jose"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/pR4pk/1b2p3/2p3p1/N1p5/7P/PP1r2P1/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Rxb2 2. Nxb2 { What else? } 2... c3 3. Rxb6 ( { White can try: } 3. Nd3 c4+ 4. Rxb6 cxd3 { One of the two connected advanced passed pawns will promote. } 5. Rb3 d2 6. Rxc3 d1=Q+ { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3... c4 { The
only move that wins. White cannot stop the pawns even with all his extra
material. } 4. Rb4 a5 5. Rxc4 ( { White can try: } 5. Nxc4 c2 6. Nxa5 c1=Q+ { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 5... cxb2 6. Rg4 b1=Q+ { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } 0-1