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 "Tal Aviv"]
[Date "1967.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kraidman"]
[Black "Bernstein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4r1k1/pp2qp1p/1r1b2pB/3Bp3/6Q1/2PR4/Pn3PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rf3 Nxd1 2. Rxf7 Qxf7 3. Qd7 Rf8 ( { Black can try: } 3... Re7 4. Qd8+ Re8 5. Qxe8+ Bf8 6. Qxf8# ) ( { Black can also try: } 3... Be7 4. Qxe8+ Bf8 5. Qxf8# ) ( { Black dare not: } 3... Qxd5 4. Qg7# ) 4. Bxf8 Be7 5. Qxe7 Rf6 6. Qxf6 e4 7. Qg7# 1-0