A Skp
Black protects the e-pawn, releases ihe c8-bishop and prepares gt la5 to remove the troublesome enemy bishop. At first glance it seems illogical give one bishop freedom while hemming in the other, but since the dark-squared bishop docs a good job at c7. it remains for the light-squared bishop to go out into the world. To provide refuge for the bishop against an attempt to remove it by 8 a5. To support an advance of the d-pawn, establishing a strong pawn-centre. Not so much to strike at the...
A If AAA
There is no defence that will postpone the mate for long If 17 g3, then Black continues 17. Zh8 18 f3 Jtxe3 19 Wxe3 or 19 2i2Whl 19 xg3 . Or if 17 f3, guarding the g-pawn with his queen, then 17 Jtxe3 18 Bf2 Wxg2 is mate. Strange that White, who feared the pin so much, should perish by the pin Modern players consider this to be one of the best opening moves. It is equal in value to 1 c4 in that two pieces are freed tor action, while a pawn seizes a central square. The difference is that the...