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Chess strategy (1921)

Lasker, Edward, 1885-1981 · Philadelphia : David McKay · leaf 94

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Then after thereply K—B 4, White is still unable to cut the opponent offfrom the corner with K—Kt 2, as the loss of the pawn isstill threatened through K—Kt 5. And after 3 P—R 5Black attains the position which is typical for this end-game,namely the opposition against the King on the Rooks file.… … Diag. 55- End-games with a majority of one pawn, when both sidesstill have pawns, are much more simple to manipulate. ^Such games result in positions of which Diagram 56 is a m ^wM, m I ^ S ■ mm. mm. i WM m ^B^ ^P ^^ ^ ■^^^^^ WM IM^y W3/, WM Diag. 56. typical instance. Here White does not even need…

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