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 "Unknown162"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/5p1k/6r1/1P1bPQ2/3q4/8/3p2PP/1B4RK w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Qh5+ ( { White can try: } 1. Qh3+ Kg7 2. Bxg6 d1=Q 3. Qh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8+ Ke7 5. Qf6+ Ke8 6. Qh8+ Kd7 7. Bf5+ Kc7 8. Qc8+ Kb6 9. Qa6+ Kc5 10. Qa7+ Kb4 11. Qe7+ Kb3 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 1... Kg7 2. Bxg6 fxg6 3. Qd1 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0