Black, in the meantime, will of course, also aim at the
development of his Rooks. In the position of the Diagram it is
even less troublesome for him than for White to prepare the
opening of the d-file, as there is no objection to his playing
immediately Kt-e7 with P-c6 and P-d5. The only reason which might
deter Black from playing Kt-e7 is the fear that White might
answer Bxf6 forcing Black to retake with the Pawn g7 and thereby
tearing a hole in the protecting chain of Pawns around the King.
However, as will be explained in the discussion of the middle
game, this maneuver need not be feared.

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7 | #P | #P | #P | | | #P | #P | #P |
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6 | | | | #P | | | | |
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4 | | | | | ^P | | | |
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3 | | | | | | | | |
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2 | ^P | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | ^P |
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