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Lure a queen away from a key defender

A queen’s defensive position obstructs your attacking geometry.

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Mikhail Botvinnik – Jose Raul Capablanca

AVRO, Rotterdam · 1938.11.22 · 1-0

29... Qe7 · White to move

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What to notice at 29... Qe7

Botvinnik’s 30.Ba3 was answered by ...Qxa3. The subsequent Nh5+ and queen checks used a position in which Black’s queen was distant from the kingside.

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. A queen’s defensive position obstructs your attacking geometry. How would you apply “lure a queen away from a key defender”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Move the guard away from the map.

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

Practise pawn transformations →

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