Endings, Openings, a Taste of the Middle
7.Nbd2 defends the rook on a1 with the queen on d1. White could have won a pawn on g7 by playing 7.Bxg7 Bxg7 before saving the rook with 8.Nbd2, but White hopes to exploit White's poor pawn structure on the kingside.
Sorry to open a dead thread. Does anyone know how many lessons there are total on Chess Mentor?
Pawn Chains
Endings, Openings, a Taste of the Middle
7.Nbd2 defends the rook on a1 with the queen on d1. White could have won a pawn on g7 by playing 7.Bxg7 Bxg7 before saving the rook with 8.Nbd2, but White hopes to exploit White's poor pawn structure on the kingside.