Castle early and often.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown516"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2kr2r1/ppq2p2/4bn1p/1B2p3/N2bPp2/7P/PQ3PPN/R2R3K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rxd4 Rxd4 2. Rc1 Bc4 3. Nf3 ( { White can try: } 3. Qc3 Nxe4 4. Qc2 Nd6 5. Nf3 Nxb5 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxc4 Qxc4 8. Rxc4+ Nc6 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } ) ( { White can also try: } 3. Qc2 Rgd8 4. Bxc4 Rxc4 5. Qxc4 Rd1+ 6. Rxd1 Qxc4 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3... Rxe4 4. Nc3 Rd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. Na4 Kb8 7. Rxc4 Qe7 8. Qxd4 a6 9. Qxf4+ Ka8 ( { Black can try: } 9... Ka7 10. Qd4+ Ka8 ( 10... Kb8 11. Bxa6 bxa6 12. Qb6+ Qb7 13. Qd6+ Ka8 14. Rc6 Ka7 15. Rc7 Kb8 16. Rxb7+ Kxb7 17. Nc5+ Kc8 18. Qxf6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 11. Nb6+ Ka7 12. Nc8+ Ka8 13. Nxe7 axb5 14. Nc8 b6 15. Qxb6 Rxc8 16. Rxc8# ) 10. Rc8+ Rxc8 11. Nb6+ Ka7 12. Nxc8+ Ka8 13. Nxe7 axb5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0