Jeremy Silman

If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for a draw.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1923.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhin"]
[Black "Mikulka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r3qrk1/ppp2pb1/3pb1Q1/6B1/3PP3/1BP5/PP5p/R4R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rxf7 Bxf7 ( { Black dare not try: } 1... Rxf7 2. Bxe6 Kf8 3. d5 a5 ( 3... Rf2 4. Qh7 Rf7 5. Qh3 Be5 6. Bxf7 Kxf7 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Rf1+ Bf4 9. Rxf4+ Qf7 10. Qxf7# ) 4. Qh7 Bf6 5. Qh6+ Bg7 6. Qxh2 Qb5 7. Qh5 Qe8 8. Rg1 Rf2 9. Be7+ Kxe7 10. Rxg7+ Kd8 11. Qh4+ Qe7 12. Qxe7# ) 2. Bf6 Bxb3 3. Qxg7# 1-0