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Advance the supporting pawn to chase a king-side defender

A pawn supporting your storm can attack a key defensive knight.

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Grischuk,A – Nakamura,Hi

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial · 2012.06.17 · 1-0

25... Qxe4 · White to move

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What to notice at 25... Qxe4

Grischuk’s 26.g5 attacked the f6-knight, which moved to h5. The subsequent bishop exchanges and rook capture changed the defensive arrangement around Black’s king.

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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. A pawn supporting your storm can attack a key defensive knight. How would you apply “advance the supporting pawn to chase a king-side defender”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Chase the defender, then use its old job.

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

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