Chess Strategy by Edward Lasker
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undeveloped, and that he plays practically several pieces down,
White sacrifices his Knight for two pawns: he foresees the position which occurs a few moves later, when Black is hemmed in on all sides. 10. KtxP PxKt 11. BxKtPch QKt-Q2 12. Castles QR R-Q1 This is the only piece available to cover Q2, for the King's Knight is pinned. White has another piece in reserve, his King's Rook, and against this Black is defenceless. --------------------------------------- 8 | | | | #R | #K | #B | |#R | |---------------------------------------| 7 | #P | | | #Kt| #Q | #P | #P | #P | |---------------------------------------| 6 | | | | | | #Kt| | | |---------------------------------------| 5 | | ^B | | | #P | | ^B | | |---------------------------------------| 4 | | | | | ^P | | | | |---------------------------------------| 3 | | ^Q | | | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 2 | ^P | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | ^P | |---------------------------------------| 1 | | | ^K | ^R | | | | ^R | |
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