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Chess Strategy by Edward Lasker
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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.

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8 | | | | | #R | #B | #K | |
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7 | #P | #P | | #R | | |#Kt | #P |
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6 | | | | | | | #P | |
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5 | | | | #P | | | | |
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4 | | ^P | | | | | | |
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3 | ^P |^Kt | | | | ^P | ^B | |
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2 | | | ^R | | | | ^P | ^P |
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1 | | | ^R | | | | ^K | |
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A B C D E F G H

Diag. 9.

It would be obviously wrong to move the pawn to Q6 after White's
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