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Use a minority attack to create a fixed target

Fewer pawns can challenge a larger pawn group and leave a weakness.

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Borislav Ivkov – Efim Geller

Yugoslavia–USSR match, Belgrade · 1956.06.21 · 0-1

14... Ng7 · White to move

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What to notice at 14... Ng7

Ivkov’s 15.b5 led to bxc6 and ...bxc6, a classic structural target. Geller ultimately won, making this a useful warning that a sound plan still needs accurate handling of counterplay.

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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. Fewer pawns can challenge a larger pawn group and leave a weakness. How would you apply “use a minority attack to create a fixed target”, and which defensive reply must you check?

Explain it in your own words before revealing.

Make it memorable

Fewer pawns can make a better target.

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.

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