Chess Strategy by Edward Lasker
page 32 of 451 (07%)
page 32 of 451 (07%)
|
to start with, and can be attacked by three more White units in
three more moves (1. R-Q1, 2. R(B2)-Q2, 3. B-B2) Black can also mobilise three more units for the defence in the same number of moves (1. Kt-B4 or K3, 2. B-Kt2, 3. R-Q1). There is, consequently, no immediate danger, nor is there anything to fear for some time to come, as White has no other piece which could attack the pawn for the fifth time. --------------------------------------- 8 | | | | | #R | #B | #K | | |---------------------------------------| 7 | #P | #P | | #R | | |#Kt | #P | |---------------------------------------| 6 | | | | | | | #P | | |---------------------------------------| 5 | | | | #P | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 4 | | ^P | | | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 3 | ^P |^Kt | | | | ^P | ^B | | |---------------------------------------| 2 | | | ^R | | | | ^P | ^P | |---------------------------------------| 1 | | | ^R | | | | ^K | | --------------------------------------- A B C D E F G H Diag. 9. It would be obviously wrong to move the pawn to Q6 after White's |
|