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 "Mjasnikov"]
[Black "Cistjakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5r1k/pp1R4/2p2q1p/6p1/8/1BQ3PP/PP2rP2/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rd8 Rxd8 ( { Black can try: } 1... Qxc3 2. Rxf8+ Kg7 3. Rf7+ Kg6 4. bxc3 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Qxf6+ Kh7 3. Qxd8 { White
wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0