Castle early and often.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zuravlev"]
[Black "Semenjuk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "1r4k1/1q3p1p/1bQ3p1/p3pN2/2p1P3/P4P2/1P4PP/K2R4 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rd8+ Bxd8 ( 1... Rxd8 2. Qxb7 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 2. Qe8# 1-0