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Chess strategy (1921)

Lasker, Edward, 1885-1981 · Philadelphia : David McKay · leaf 156

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It is of course difficult to formulate a planof attack, for there is no weak place in Blacks armour. In ILLUSTRATIVE GAMES 137 anv case White could safely have played Q R-Q i and Q 2 inorder to double the Rooks on the Kings file or Queens file ac-cord ng to circumstances. But now as soon as a Rook… … W///9//A tW///A j*^ W/. Diag. 104. 21. 22. 23- 24. 25- Q-Kt 4Kt-Q3Q Kt-K 5KtxBKt—R4 RxBB—Kt5 P—R4PxKt Kt—K 5 would be answered by K R—Q i; 26 Kt xP, Kt xPthreatening both Kt-B 6 ch and Kt-B 7. If White stopsboth threats with Q—B 3, Kt—K 7 ch wms. 25 26. R—K 7 KR-QiQ-Q3 Now Black foregoes his…

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