Learn How to Exploit a Discovered Attack: French Defense
This French Defense middlegame shows how a single tactical shot can turn a stable-looking position into a decisive material win. The key idea is a discovered attack: one piece moves with tempo, opening a line for another attacker while also creating a forcing sequence. Here, the queenside is especially vulnerable, and the opponent’s queen and knight coordination can be undermined by forcing checks and captures. The position rewards concrete calculation over general plans.