Castle early and often.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown522"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r4rk1/pbq2pp1/1p2pn1p/4N3/2P5/6R1/4QPPP/1B3RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Qe3 ( { White can try: } 1. Ng4 Nxg4 2. Qxg4 Qe5 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 1... Kh8 2. Rxg7 Kxg7 3. Qg3+ Kh8 4. Ng6+ fxg6 5. Qxc7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0