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Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen · 2013 · move 38.
White’s queen has reached g3. Can Black use the rook to capture e4 while accounting for White’s queen capture on d6?
Game six of the 2013 championship in Chennai reaches a rook ending after a long struggle for activity and pawns. Carlsen’s black pieces keep creating practical problems. The final h-pawn advance is especially instructive: a capture can move a defender away from the file of a different pawn.
Before reaching for a move, identify the opponent’s immediate threat and the piece you most want to improve. Then compare checks, captures and quiet moves. The complete interactive lesson will let you test your answer without revealing the historical continuation first.
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