Bent Larsen — Boris Spassky / 1970
Belgrade, 1970. A pawn takes the lead.
Black · your turn1970
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BEFORE THE MOVE
How would you use the h5-pawn to open lines?
Spassky has Black in the USSR–Rest of the World match. Larsen has just played h3. His king is still in the centre; Black’s h5-pawn can advance.
WHAT HAPPENED
12…h4 offers a pawn to break open the flank. After 13. hxg4, …hxg3 plants the pawn on g3 and opens lines for the attack. Follow the board: a small piece changes access for the larger ones.
Attack / checkProtectionPlan
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Who was at the board
1937–2025
Boris Spassky
An attack has many forms.