Michael Stean

The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown018"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1p4p1/p1pp4/3Pk2p/PPP2p1P/5K2/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. dxc6 bxc6 2. a5 d5 3. b5 axb5 ( { Black can try: } 3... dxc4 4. bxa6 c3 5. Ke2 c2 6. Kd2 Kd6 7. a7 Kc7 8. a8=Q { White wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 4. a6 b4 5. a7 b3 6. a8=Q { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0