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 "Unknown543"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/5p2/4p2p/3pPP2/1R5P/2r5/2B5/2b2K2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rb8+ Kh7 2. fxe6+ Rxc2 3. e7 ( { White can try: } 3. exf7 Ba3 4. f8=Q Bxf8 { With a likely draw. } ) 3... Rb2 4. e8=Q Rxb8 5. Qxb8 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } 1-0