Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership by Edward Lasker
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|---------------------------------------| 5 | | | #B | | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 4 | | | ^B | #P | ^P | | | | |---------------------------------------| 3 | | | | | | ^Kt| | | |---------------------------------------| 2 | ^P | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | ^P | |---------------------------------------| 1 | ^R |^Kt | ^B | ^Q | ^K | | | ^R | +---------------------------------------+ a b c d e f g h 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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