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#28 · July 7, 2026
David Howell
David Howell

Today is a tactic from a game against my former England teammate Nigel Short. White is a pawn down, but central control and piece activity more than compensates. Black's queen is the only annoying factor. How can White deal with this and emerge with a winning position?

Played 2016, in British Knockout Championship • Howell vs Short • London
Solution

Bb3 Qb2 Nc4

That's a queen trap! Good work. This type of trick can work if a queen is all alone behind enemy lines and lacks sufficient back-up.