Castle early and often.
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[Event "U.S. Championship "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "H Steiner"]
[Black "S Bernstein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4N2k/5rpp/1Q6/p3q3/8/P5P1/1P3P1P/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Nd6 { The knight goes to f7 next whether or not the rook is there. } 1... Kg8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Rf8 2. Nf7+ Rxf7 3. Qd8+ Qe8 4. Qxe8+ Rf8 5. Qxf8# ) 2. Nxf7 Kxf7 3. Qb7+ Ke6 4. Qc6+ Ke7 5. b4 axb4 6. axb4 { White's extra pawns
and an outside passer insures an easy win. } 1-0