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Put a rook behind an advancing attacking pawn

A passed pawn can gain strength from support along its file.

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Caruana,F – Kramnik,V

chess.com IoM Masters · 2017.09.23 · 1-0

63... Rb7 · White to move

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What to notice at 63... Rb7

After White’s b-pawn reached b6, Caruana played 64.Rb5. The rook supported that advanced passer while the king and e-pawn joined the conversion.

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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 passed pawn can gain strength from support along its file. How would you apply “put a rook behind an advancing attacking pawn”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Let the rook follow the runner.

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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