attack · recognise → explain → apply

Reroute a knight around a blocked centre

A direct route is blocked, but a knight can use several quiet squares.

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Anatoly Karpov – Wolfgang Unzicker

Nice Olympiad Final-A · 1974.06.18 · 1-0

27... Be8 · White to move

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What to notice at 27... Be8

Karpov’s 28.Ne2 began a new knight route; later Nh2, Ng3 and other manoeuvres improved the attacking arrangement within the closed structure.

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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 direct route is blocked, but a knight can use several quiet squares. How would you apply “reroute a knight around a blocked centre”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Choose the destination before the journey.

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

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