White can now easily preserve the positional advantage by a move like 36.
In a general sense, the aim of all real sacrifices is to obtain a positional advantage.
Maneuver is the movement of forces in relation to the enemy to gain positional advantage.
Here is the second match game, in which Leko made a little positional advantage go a long way.
They aim at 'positional' advantages, such as freer play for the pieces.
It becomes more decisive if the stronger side has a positional advantage.
Indeed, the game was virtually over, since Black also enjoyed clear positional advantage.
Black must play very carefully or White will place a knight on d5 and obtain a commanding positional advantage.
In it, Nimzowitsch tells how to play for a positional advantage.
Rubinstein showed how White could get a small positional advantage with 4.