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 "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1P6/2k3q1/6pp/8/1R4PP/2K5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ White's pawn is about to promote. You just have to evade checks long enough
to promote. } 1. Kc1 { The best and only move to evade another check. } 1... Qe4 2. b8=Q Qe1+ 3. Kb2 Qd2+ 4. Kb1 Qd1+ 5. Ka2 Qc2+ 6. Ka3 Qc1+ 7. Rb2 Qc3+ 8. Qb3 Qc5+ 9. Qb4 Qe3+ 10. Ka4 Qa7+ 11. Kb3 Qe3+ 12. Qc3+ Qxc3+ 13. Kxc3 { White
wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0