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Outposts: install the piece, not just the label

Build, reinforce and exploit a stable knight station.

Explanation styleChoose any style. Age is not playing strength; no birth date is needed.

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Magnus Carlsen – Wang Yue

Linares · 2009.03.02 · 0-1

18. Bb2 · Black to move

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What to notice at 18. Bb2

The e5-knight goes to g6; the f6-knight occupies e4. Count the latter's options, then inspect White's Bd4 response.

A legally replayed historical example, not a claim that every move is best. A game’s result does not prove every defensive position was lost or drawn.

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Your thinking first

Name the signal, choose a plan, and test the opponent’s most challenging response.

What do you notice?What is your plan, and why?How could the opponent resist?

Recall and explain

1. Must an outpost always be protected by a pawn?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

2. Why might a remote sixth-rank knight be worse than a central fourth-rank knight?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

3. When is the best time to oppose the outpost plan?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

A good campsite needs a mission.

Teach this to a friend in one minute. Then return to a different example and look for the same signal without being told its name.

Reflect and revisit

This is your self-assessment, not an engine grade or a promise of mastery.

Connect the ideas

Sources and further reading

Original GolgiChess teaching and game analysis. Topic references are credited below; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.

Exeter Chess Club: Knight outposts ↗

strategy · recognise → explain → apply

Outposts: install the piece, not just the label

Build, reinforce and exploit a stable knight station.

Explanation styleChoose any style. Age is not playing strength; no birth date is needed.

Loading progress…

Notes and replay positions are saved. Practice games are temporary; export their PGN to keep them.

Choose an example

Magnus Carlsen – Wang Yue

Linares · 2009.03.02 · 0-1

18. Bb2 · Black to move

Jump to move

What to notice at 18. Bb2

The e5-knight goes to g6; the f6-knight occupies e4. Count the latter's options, then inspect White's Bd4 response.

A legally replayed historical example, not a claim that every move is best. A game’s result does not prove every defensive position was lost or drawn.

Game source ↗

Your thinking first

Name the signal, choose a plan, and test the opponent’s most challenging response.

What do you notice?What is your plan, and why?How could the opponent resist?

Recall and explain

1. Must an outpost always be protected by a pawn?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

2. Why might a remote sixth-rank knight be worse than a central fourth-rank knight?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

3. When is the best time to oppose the outpost plan?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

A good campsite needs a mission.

Teach this to a friend in one minute. Then return to a different example and look for the same signal without being told its name.

Reflect and revisit

This is your self-assessment, not an engine grade or a promise of mastery.

Connect the ideas

Sources and further reading

Original GolgiChess teaching and game analysis. Topic references are credited below; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.

Exeter Chess Club: Knight outposts ↗