A Cozy Spot for the Queen

The queen is strongest where it is safe from trade and attacks several targets at once. Finding that square — often deep in the enemy camp, sometimes on the edge of one's own — is half the plan. The chapter shows typical cozy posts and the quiet manoeuvres that install the queen there.

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Alekhine, Alexander — Capablanca, Jose Raul World Championship 13th · 1927.11.26 · 1-0
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Smyslov, Vassily — Rabar, Braslav Helsinki ol (Men) fin-A · 1952.??.?? · 1-0
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Kindermann, Stefan — Uhlmann, Wolfgang Budapest Elekes · 1985.??.?? · 1/2-1/2
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Sherzer, Alex — Dizdar, Goran Saint John op-2 · 1988.??.?? · 0-1
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Navarro, Roberto — Franzoni, Giancarlo Thessaloniki ol (Men) · 1988.11.19 · 0-1