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Advance past a pawn instead of recapturing automatically

After an enemy capture, a neighbouring pawn can advance with a stronger threat.

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Anatoly Karpov – Anthony Miles

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27... dxe5 · White to move

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What to notice at 27... dxe5

After 27.e5 dxe5, Karpov played 28.d6 before fxe5. The advanced d-pawn and the later recapture created a different central picture from immediate simplification.

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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. After an enemy capture, a neighbouring pawn can advance with a stronger threat. How would you apply “advance past a pawn instead of recapturing automatically”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Before taking back, look one square forward.

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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