The Queen's "Hidden Passage"
A Queen is by far the most powerful chess piece and whenever we attack we are usually trying to bring our Queen to the action ASAP. But what if a chess player moves his Queen in the opposite direction? Is he insane? As the saying goes, there is a method to the madness. Since our opponents are well aware of our intentions, they try to prevent our major force from joining the attack. In situations like this sometimes moving in the opposite direction is the shortest way to achieve the goal. Here is the classical example:
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Even though Grandmaster Janowski didn't defend the best way, the game nevertheless made a very strong impression on the chess world. Here is how on of the best chess players of his time utilized Rubinstein's idea:
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After these two brilliant games, I hope you, my dear readers, are ready for the next gem. Don't try to figure out all the details, just guess White's idea in the position on the next diagram!
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Here is GM Rozentalis' explanation: