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Chess fundamentals (1921)

Capablanca, José Raúl, 1888-1942 · New York : Harcourt, Brace and company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 37

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This is another very interesting t>pe of combina-tion. Black has a R for a Kt and should thereforewin, unless White is able to obtain some compensa-tion immediately. WTiite, in fact, mates in a fewmoves thus: I. Kt —B 6ch PxKt Forced, otherwise Q X P mates. 2. Q—Kt 3 ch K —R I 3. B X P mate.… … 1. B X Kt Q X B. If... B X Kt; Q — B 3 threatens mate, and there-fore wins the Q, which is already attacked. 2. Kt—B 6ch Px Kt 3. R—Kt3 ch K—R I 4. B X P mate. Example 15. — A very frequent type of combina-tion is shown in the following position. mn. mm.^u.wm. m m ^M IN THE MIDDLE-GAME 23 Here…

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