strategy · recognise → explain → apply

Two weaknesses: stretch the defence

Create a second burden without releasing the first.

Explanation styleChoose any style. Age is not playing strength; no birth date is needed.

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Radoslaw Wojtaszek – Laurent Fressinet

Tata Steel Group B, Wijk aan Zee · 2011.01.22 · 1-0

19... Rd7 · White to move

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What to notice at 19... Rd7

White begins g4 while the d5-pawn remains a central obligation; compare the pieces supporting both operations.

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.

Game source ↗

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. Do two weak pawns automatically mean a won position?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

2. Why is mobility essential?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

3. Can the second weakness be the king?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

One guard, two doors, a shorter route.

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

Sources and further reading

Original LumaChess teaching and game analysis. Topic references are credited below; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.

strategy · recognise → explain → apply

Two weaknesses: stretch the defence

Create a second burden without releasing the first.

Explanation styleChoose any style. Age is not playing strength; no birth date is needed.

Loading progress…

Notes and replay positions are saved. Practice games are temporary; export their PGN to keep them.

Choose an example

Radoslaw Wojtaszek – Laurent Fressinet

Tata Steel Group B, Wijk aan Zee · 2011.01.22 · 1-0

19... Rd7 · White to move

Jump to move

What to notice at 19... Rd7

White begins g4 while the d5-pawn remains a central obligation; compare the pieces supporting both operations.

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.

Game source ↗

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. Do two weak pawns automatically mean a won position?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

2. Why is mobility essential?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

3. Can the second weakness be the king?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

One guard, two doors, a shorter route.

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

Sources and further reading

Original LumaChess teaching and game analysis. Topic references are credited below; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.