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 "Marshall Club Championship"]
[Site "New York, NY"]
[Date "1946.03.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evans, Larry GM"]
[Black "Pilnick, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hayes, David"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "C13"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
{ GM Larry Evans presented this game in Chess Life February 1999 in response
to a reader's request for his best game.|GM Evans explained that this game
brought him to the attention of the chess establishment at age 14.|GM Evans
won more accurate games against more worthy opponents over the board in his
career (Evans-Opsahl Dubrovnik Olympiad 1950), but few as exciting as this. I
am sure you will agree that the sacrificial style of play is entertaining. } 1. e4 { C13: French: Classical System: 4 Bg5 Be7, Alekhine-Chatard Attack } 1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 { This push gains space. } 6... Be7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. O-O-O c5 { Trying to unravel the pawn chain by attacking its
base. } 9. h4 cxd4 10. Nce2 Nc6 11. f4 Qa5 12. Kb1 d3 13. cxd3 Bd7 14. Rh3 Rac8 15. Rg3 g6 16. d4 b5 17. h5 Nb4 18. a3 Nc6 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Nc3 b4 21. Bd3 Be8 22. Nf3 ( { White can try: } 22. Nge2 bxc3 23. Rh1 Qb6 24. Nxc3 Nxd4 25. Qh5 Rf7 26. Rxg6+ Kh8 27. Rh6 Rxc3 28. Rxh7+ Kg8 29. Rh8+ Kg7 30. Qh6# ) 22... bxa3 ( { Black can try: } 22... bxc3 23. Qxe6+ Bf7 24. Bxg6 Qb5 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7 26. Bd3+ Kh8 27. Bxb5 c2+ 28. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 29. Kb1 Nxb5 30. Rxd5 Rb8 31. Ka2 Rxf4 { Black maintains an edge. } ) 23. Qxe6+ Bf7 24. Bxg6 axb2 ( { White can try: } 24... Bxe6 25. Bxh7+ Kf7 ( 25... Kh8 26. Rh1 Rxf4 27. Bf5+ Bh4 28. Nxh4 Rf1+ 29. Rxf1 Nxd4 30. Ng6+ Kg7 31. Nh8+ Kf8 32. Bxe6+ Ke7 33. Rg7+ Kxe6 34. Rg6+ Kxe5 35. Nf7# ) 26. Bg6+ Kg7 27. Be8+ Kh8 28. Rh1+ Bh4 29. Rxh4# ) 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Qh6 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 b1=Q+ 28. Rxb1 Nb4+ 29. Kd1 1-0