Castle early and often.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown88"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/P4p2/8/2K3p1/4b2p/5n2/8/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rd5 h3 ( { Black can try: } 1... Bxd5 2. Kxd5 h3 3. a8=Q+ { White wins with
a large material advantage. } ) 2. a8=Q+ { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0