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Monday, June 9, 2014

She Deflectively Krushed Him

The position you see with Black to move features Irina Krush(Great surname for a chess player) playing Black in closed Sicilian Defense. Her opponent, Miles Ardaman, has just retreated his Bishop from h6 to the d2 square to prevent Qe1 which would be curtains for White.



Notice that White's sensitive back rank is guarded by the h3 Queen and the aforementioned Prelate.See if you can discover a move that would disrupt the protection of the bank rank. Hint: deflection is a common theme when a piece is overloaded or its dislocation from its protective services leads to disaster.

What do I mean by deflection? Deflection literally means to dislodge a piece from a defensive post by force and often happens via being attacked by an unprotected(hanging) piece.



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