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Use a pawn wedge to divide the defenders

An advanced central pawn separates enemy pieces and controls transit squares.

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Bobby Fischer – Boris Spassky

World Championship, Reykjavik · 1972.??.?? · 1-0

30... Rbb7 · White to move

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What to notice at 30... Rbb7

Fischer’s 31.e6 put a pawn deep into Black’s position while the rooks and queen maintained pressure. Study the restricted defensive routes as well as the promotion possibility.

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. An advanced central pawn separates enemy pieces and controls transit squares. How would you apply “use a pawn wedge to divide the defenders”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

A wedge divides the defending team.

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

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