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 "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower"]
[Black "Capablanca"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "rBbqk2r/pp3ppp/5n2/8/1bpP4/8/PP2B1PP/RN1Q1KNR b kq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ A classic intermediate move tactic.|AKA zwischenzug.
The immediate recapture
on b8 loses: } 1... Nd5 { Intermediate move one. Black protects the bishop on
b4, and threatens Nd3+ winning white's queen. } ( 1... Rxb8 2. Qa4+ b5 3. Qxb4 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Bf4 { White attempts
to save his bishop. } 2... Qf6 { Intermediate move two. Renewing the threat of
Ne3+. } ( { Black dare not try: } 2... Nxf4 3. Qa4+ Bd7 4. Qxb4 { White wins
with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Qc1 Bd6 { Intermediate move three. } 4. g3 Nxf4 5. gxf4 Bxf4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. Nc3 Bg3+ 8. Nf3 Bh3+ 9. Kg1 Qg6 10. Qd3 Bf4+ 11. Qxg6 Be3# 0-1