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 "Unknown594"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r2qkb1r/pp1n1ppp/8/1B1Pn3/3p1Q2/7P/PP3PP1/RNB1K2R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Qa5+ 2. Nc3 dxc3 3. Qxe5+ Kd8 4. Bxd7 cxb2+ ( { Black can try: } 4... Kxd7 5. O-O { White has winning initiative. } ) 5. Bd2 bxa1=Q+ 6. Qxa1 Bb4 7. Qb2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Kxd7 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } 0-1