attack · recognise → explain → apply

Make a quiet king move to sustain the attack

Your attack is strong but your own king restricts a piece or invites checks.

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Garry Kasparov – Anatoly Karpov

World Championship · 1990.12.15 · 1-0

30... gxh6 · White to move

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What to notice at 30... gxh6

Kasparov’s 31.Kh2 interrupted the forcing exchanges with a quiet king improvement. The attack resumed with Ng5 and Re8 in the recorded continuation.

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. Your attack is strong but your own king restricts a piece or invites checks. How would you apply “make a quiet king move to sustain the attack”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Secure your king to free your attack.

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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