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Drills · Misses removing a defender

brianhliou · 11 drills across 4 patterns · 2026-05-01 05:28 UTC
Top diagnosis: 30 misses remove defender positions across 4 openings

1. misses remove defender in the Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System (4 positions)

4 of your misses remove defender mistakes happen in this opening, averaging 224cp lost. Most-played: c5 ×1, h6 ×1, Bb4 ×1. Engine prefers: Bxd6 ×1, Nxe5 ×1, Qxb3 ×1.

Drill focus: Step through these 4 positions; name what makes the engine's move stronger before revealing it.
drill 1 of 4

Find a better move than c5.

Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System · ply 14 · white to move · you played c5
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Engine recommends: Bxd6 (your move lost Δ4.11)
drill 2 of 4

Find a better move than h6.

Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System · ply 19 · black to move · you played h6
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Engine recommends: Nxe5 (your move lost Δ2.33)
drill 3 of 4

Find a better move than Bb4.

Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System · ply 13 · black to move · you played Bb4
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Engine recommends: Qxb3 (your move lost Δ1.36)
drill 4 of 4

Find a better move than Bxc4.

Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System · ply 18 · white to move · you played Bxc4
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Engine recommends: Qxb7 (your move lost Δ1.15)

2. misses remove defender in the Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation (3 positions)

3 of your misses remove defender mistakes happen in this opening, averaging 256cp lost. Most-played: Ba2 ×1, Na5 ×1, Bc4 ×1. Engine prefers: Nxe7 ×1, cxd4 ×1, Bxg4 ×1.

Drill focus: Step through these 3 positions; name what makes the engine's move stronger before revealing it.
drill 1 of 3

Find a better move than Ba2.

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation · ply 86 · white to move · you played Ba2
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Engine recommends: Nxe7 (your move lost Δ4.79)
drill 2 of 3

Find a better move than Na5.

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation · ply 43 · black to move · you played Na5
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Engine recommends: cxd4 (your move lost Δ1.50)
drill 3 of 3

Find a better move than Bc4.

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation · ply 37 · black to move · you played Bc4
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Engine recommends: Bxg4 (your move lost Δ1.40)

3. misses remove defender in the Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation (2 positions)

2 of your misses remove defender mistakes happen in this opening, averaging 172cp lost. Most-played: cxd4 ×1, Bg6 ×1. Engine prefers: Qxb2 ×1, Nxd4 ×1.

Drill focus: Step through these 2 positions; name what makes the engine's move stronger before revealing it.
drill 1 of 2

Find a better move than cxd4.

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation · ply 15 · black to move · you played cxd4
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Engine recommends: Qxb2 (your move lost Δ2.19)
drill 2 of 2

Find a better move than Bg6.

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation · ply 19 · black to move · you played Bg6
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Engine recommends: Nxd4 (your move lost Δ1.25)

4. misses remove defender in the Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation (2 positions)

2 of your misses remove defender mistakes happen in this opening, averaging 126cp lost. Most-played: b4 ×1, Bg7 ×1. Engine prefers: Bxf3 ×1, Bxf4 ×1.

Drill focus: Step through these 2 positions; name what makes the engine's move stronger before revealing it.
drill 1 of 2

Find a better move than b4.

Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation · ply 35 · black to move · you played b4
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Engine recommends: Bxf3 (your move lost Δ1.51)
drill 2 of 2

Find a better move than Bg7.

Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation · ply 25 · black to move · you played Bg7
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Engine recommends: Bxf4 (your move lost Δ1.01)