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A game with the best Knights in the world ever And a game with more Knight forks in it than most!
A weakness is typically a pawn that can be attacked (Chekhover-Rudakowsky) or a square that can be used (a hole or outpost) (Smyslov-Rudakowsky) [Sorry, Master Rudakowsky!] The King’s position can be weak, when an attack is more likely to succeed (Tarrasch-Mieses) The principle of two weaknesses in the endgame says that one weakness may not…
“An isolated Pawn spreads gloom over the whole chess board” — Xsavery TARTAKOWER A Pawn with no pawns of the same side on neighbouring files Such a pawn can always be protected by pieces, and so may be a weakness Isolated Queen’s Pawns (IQPs) are a special case, where the owner of the IQP has…
Some to learn, some to test yourself and some just to enjoy Do you know this one? Or can you work it out? White to play and win See the position in the final list for the solution. Here’s the same idea in a real game. Black to move (click E7 to flip). again, answer…
