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Removing the Defender — dismantle the defensive foundation

Learn to identify and eliminate the one piece holding your opponent's position together.

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How to Remove the Defender

Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 3

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Find missed removing-the-defender in my games

Kingsights analyses your games and flags positions where a critical defender could have been removed to unlock a decisive attack.

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