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Over protection

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I just read through this blog post and i thought people might learn a thing or two about a very interesting positional idea. Enjoy..

http://www.chess.com/article/view/overprotection-decoded

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It's all about flexibility - if you've got two extra pieces protecting/influencing a crucial point, then all the pieces engaged in that duty are free to do other things while still holding the point.

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Am I doing something wrong? I can read the blog and commentary and see the board, but no pieces. There is a flashing pattern on d4-d5-e4-e5.

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Originally posted by MontyMoose
Am I doing something wrong? I can read the blog and commentary and see the board, but no pieces. There is a flashing pattern on d4-d5-e4-e5.
Must be something on your end. I played through the Larsen-Spassky game all the way through.

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Originally posted by MontyMoose
Am I doing something wrong? I can read the blog and commentary and see the board, but no pieces. There is a flashing pattern on d4-d5-e4-e5.
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