Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School by Charles Hertan

Author:Charles Hertan [Hertan, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Chess, Childrens, Games & Activities, Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9789056914448
Google: jiBBCwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 9056913301
Publisher: New In Chess
Published: 2011-10-15T23:00:00+00:00

Here’s the strongest bishop pin: an absolute pin of the queen!

1…Bd4!

Like being caught by zombies in a horror movie, the white Q is glued to the K ’s defense and paralyzed!

2.Qxd4+

B for Q is all White can get; a lousy bargain!

2…cxd4 3.c7 Ne7!

Black stops the queening threat and White can safely resign.

Semprun Martinez-Pozo Vera, Collado Villalba 2008

Look closely at this position. White’s K + Q are on the same diagonal. If only Black’s B could reach c6, he could make a royal pin. But winning depends on power move calculation! 1…Nxe5+?? doesn’t work due to 2.fxe5 Bc6 3.Qxc6! and White wins because of the absolute pin on the b7 pawn by the Rb1! So, does Black forget the pinning idea? No, he finds the right way to threaten 2…Bc6:

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