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 "Unknown136"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5r2/1bpqbk2/R3pn2/Q1Pp3p/1N1Pp1p1/4P1P1/3N1P1P/2B3K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Ra7 ( { White can try: } 1. c6 Bxb4 2. Qxb4 Bxc6 { With equal chances. } ) 1... Rb8 2. Rxb7 Rxb7 3. c6 Qc8 4. cxb7 Qxb7 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0