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NO 4 gt POSITION AFTER 4. . , . , P ICB4 NO 4 gt POSITION AFTER 4. . , . , P ICB4 This position leads to extremely interesting and complicated variations e.g. The same variations may occur in the Soldatenkoff Attack in which White plays first 4. BPxP and, after 4 QP XP, iUen 5. P -B3. But to that attack Black can reply with s' Kt KB3 instead of ,. P KB4 mui one's brain would reel under the analysis of all the possible continuations. Question 20. How would you continue the variation Hr j 4, P...
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Instead of struggling against a King-centre, Black fights the battle round his Queen-centre, where he can be more active. A glance at the two diagrams will show the profound difference between the two types of games. In the half-open games, White is naturally led to attack on the King's side, while Black operates on the Queen's side. It is just as if Black is effecting an enveloping movement, a manoeuvre well known in military strategy. Having first move sometimes becomes even a disadvantage....