Outpost I

An outpost is a square protected by a friendly pawn that can never be attacked by an enemy pawn. A knight established there dominates the board, cannot be driven away by pieces of the same value and forces concession after concession. This first part of the study shows how the square is won and occupied.

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Smyslov, Vassily — Botvinnik, Mikhail World Championship 18th · 1948.03.08 · 1/2-1/2
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Tarnowski, Alfred — Boleslavsky, Isaak Debrecen · 1961.??.?? · 0-1
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Bondarevsky, Igor — Smyslov, Vassily URS-ch18 · 1950.??.?? · 0-1
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Averbakh, Yuri L — Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG-URS · 1963.??.?? · 0-1
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Kortschnoj, Viktor — Karpov, Anatoly Candidates final · 1974.??.?? · 1/2-1/2