Castle early and often.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown03"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3r4/1pq1k1p1/2p1rpQp/3pp3/8/P5P1/2P1PP1P/1R3RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rxb7 Qxb7 2. Qxg7+ Kd6 3. Qxb7 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0