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 "Unknown073"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7k/7p/p2p2p1/1p1qb3/8/3P1QP1/2P3P1/1R4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Qxf3 2. gxf3 Bc3 3. Rb3 b4 4. Kf2 a5 5. Ke3 h5 { Black improves his
position while white can do little to stop black. } ( { Black can try: } 5... a4 6. Rxc3 bxc3 7. Kd4 h5 8. f4 Kg7 9. Kxc3 Kf6 10. Kb4 g5 11. fxg5+ Kxg5 12. Kxa4 Kg4 13. c4 Kxg3 14. d4 h4 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5 h3 17. c6 h2 18. c7 h1=Q 19. c8=Q { Draw. } ) 6. Rxc3 ( { White can try: } 6. f4 Kg7 7. Rxc3 bxc3 8. Kd4 Kf6 9. Kd5 Kf5 10. Kxd6 a4 11. Kc5 a3 12. Kc4 a2 13. Kxc3 a1=Q+ { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } ) 6... bxc3 7. Kd4 g5 8. Kxc3 h4 9. gxh4 gxh4 10. Kd2 a4 11. Ke2 a3 12. d4 a2 13. c4 a1=Q { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } 0-1