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advance advantage analysis attack avoid Benko better Black played Black Queen Black's position Boleslavsky Botvinnik BPXP BXN PXB BXNch BXPch capture CARO-KANN DEFENSE castle Championship chances chess continue from Diagram counterplay diagonal endgame example exchange Fischer followed force gives White Gligoric grandmaster Hort idea initiative Keres King Bishop King's Indian Attack King's Indian Defense Kingside KPXP later maneuver master mate ment middlegame Nimzo-Indian Nimzo-Indian Defense Nimzovich NXN PXN opening repertoire opening theory opponent opponent's P-Q4 PXP passed pawn Petrosian pieces player Portisch posi possible prepared pressure problems PXP PXP Queen Bishop Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit Declined Queenside Resigns Rook Ruy Lopez sacrifice Sicilian Sicilian Defense Spassky squares strategy tactical tempo threat tion tive tournament vantage variation weak