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Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership by Edward Lasker
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5 | | | #B | | | | | |
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4 | | | ^B | #P | ^P | | | |
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3 | | | | | | ^Kt| | |
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2 | ^P | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | ^P |
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1 | ^R |^Kt | ^B | ^Q | ^K | | | ^R |
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DIAGRAM 25

Black's last move was Kt-e7, while Kt-f6, which protects the Pawn
h7 against future attacks, is generally preferable in any
opening. White can now play Kt-g5, attacking the Pawn f7 for the
second time, as it is already attacked by the Bishop c4. The
student will, at this stage of his development, not yet know why
Black should be so anxious to defend the Pawn f7, considering
that he is a Pawn ahead so that the loss of a Pawn would only
equalize the forces but would not give White a material
advantage. However, later on, when discussing the strategy of the
opening, it will become evident that in the position of the
diagram Black must, under all circumstances, defend the Pawn f7
as otherwise his game would soon become hopeless on account of
the exposed position of his King.

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