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Chess fundamentals (1921)

Capablanca, José Raúl, 1888-1942 · New York : Harcourt, Brace and company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 72

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SHOP 57 Example 36 — In the above position it is un-questionably an advantage to have the Bishop, because,although each player has the same number of Pawns,they are not balanced on each side of the board. Thus,on the Kings side, White has three to two, while onthe Queens side it is Black that has… … only are there Pawms on both sides of the board,but there is a passed Pawn (K R P for WTiite,Q R P for Black). Black should have extremedifficulty in drawing this position, if he can do itat all. 58 VALUE OF KNIGHT AND BISHOP Example 38. — Again Black would have great difficulty in drawing this…

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