Erasure or Invasion

  Difficulty: Intermediate   Keywords: MiddleGame

A conundrum that repeatedly faces amateurs is whether to play an erasure or an invasion. Here are some positions from professional play where that is the question.

Example 1

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White to play

Discuss this position on the /Discuss Example 1 page.

See the actual play on /Pro play 1.

Example 2

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Black to play

Discuss this position on /Discuss Example 2.

See the actual play on /Pro play 2.


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