Structure drill · ♙ Isolated Queen's Pawn · question 7 of 10

White to play — what is the plan?

From a real game (Carlsen – Esipenko, 2026): here Black holds the isolated d-pawn, not White. What is White's (the defender's) best-practice plan?

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