Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership by Edward Lasker
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the latter case he cannot place the Queen's Knight on c6 as this
would block the way of the c-Pawn. He must develop him to d7. This appears to be a bad move as it blocks the way of the Queen's Bishop, but this Bishop will have to be developed in a different diagonal anyway as the Pawn e6 cannot advance opening the diagonal c8-h3. I. (4) ... Ktb8-d7 (5) B-g5 The fact that White can develop his Queen's Bishop without difficulty while Black cannot do so has made the Queen's Gambit one of the most popular openings. (5) ... B-e7 (6) P-e3 o-o (7) B-d3 P-b6 (8) o-o B-b7 (9) Pxd5 Pxd5 (10) R-c1 White is two moves ahead in the development, as Black has still to move his c-Pawn before he can get his Queen's Rook into play. In the meantime White can mobilize his King's Rook with Q-e2 and Rf1-d1, with a view to opening the Queen's file by Pd4xc5. II. (4) ... P-c5 If White now Plays P-e3, holding his Pawn-center, a symmetrical development follows on both sides. If, however, White takes his |
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