Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership by Edward Lasker
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to c5.
However, in the position resulting after these moves (Diagram 47) White gets the upper hand because he is one move ahead in the attack on the opposing King's Knight. The danger of the concentration of two pieces on this Knight lies in the fact that Black is obliged to retake with the g-Pawn in case White exchanges on f6 and that thereby the squares f6 and h6 lose their natural protection. +---------------------------------------+ 8 | #R | | | #Q | | #R | #K | | |---------------------------------------| 7 | #P | #P | #P | | | #P | #P | #P | |---------------------------------------| 6 | | | | #P | | #Kt| | | |---------------------------------------| 5 | | | #B | ^Kt| #P | | ^B | | |---------------------------------------| 4 | | | ^B | #Kt| ^P | | #B | | |---------------------------------------| 3 | | | | ^P | | ^Kt| | | |---------------------------------------| 2 | ^P | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | ^P | |---------------------------------------| 1 | ^R | | | ^Q | | ^R | ^K | | +---------------------------------------+ a b c d e f g h DIAGRAM 47. |
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