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Win a tempo by attacking a bishop with a pawn

A pawn advance can drive a useful defender away.

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Viktor Korchnoi – Laszlo Szabo

Event not established · 1963.??.?? · 1-0

10... Nb8 · White to move

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What to notice at 10... Nb8

Korchnoi’s 11.g4 drove the bishop from f5 to d7. White then organized the knights and f-pawn behind a broad pawn front.

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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 advance can drive a useful defender away. How would you apply “win a tempo by attacking a bishop with a pawn”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Chase with a destination in mind.

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.

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