Castle early and often.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown60"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2nbp3/8/3P4/2PB1NQ1/P1PB2PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qh3+ Kg8 ( { Black can try: } 2... Kg6 3. Qg4+ Kh7 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Ng5 Re8 6. Qh7+ Kf8 7. Rxf7# ) 3. Ng5 Re8 4. Qh7+ Kf8 5. Rxf7# 1-0