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Here you see FREDDIE, GERRY and HARRY. Their job is to protect the King. They must stay on guard duty, without moving unless they have to. Because...
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Can you find a move for White which PINS the Black Knight on f6 to the Black Queen?
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6. Bc1-g5 Nf6-g4. Black's THREATENING f2! Are you scared by this? How would you continue? ![]()
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A few questions on this position. See if you can visualise what's going to happen without moving the pieces. If Black plays Nf6xd5 would you play ... Bc4xd5
e4xd5 Bg5xd8
Tic-Tac-Toe
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Of course you'd take the Queen, wouldn't you? And if Black, scared of the PIN, played Qd8-d7 what would you play? Nd5xf6+
Bg5xf6 Nd5xc7
Tetris
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So White plays Nf3-h4, and now suppose Black plays Nc6-a5 to try to get rid of the Bishop. What would you play next? Qd1-e2
Qd1-f3 Qd1-g4+
Qd1-h5
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OK, White plays Qd1-f3, and Black, who hasn't seen what's coming, plays Na5xc4, giving the position on your left. Now what? d3xc4
Qf3xf6 Qf3-g4+
Qf3-g3+
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White plays Qf3-g3+ giving Black no choice: Kg8-h8. How does White finish off? d3xc4
Bh6-g7+ Qg3-g7+
Qg3-g8+
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And there we have it: the KISS OF DEATH!! If you learn this attacking idea you'll win SO MANY GAMES!! Now we'll go back a few moves and look at another plan.
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Again, Black has to take with the Pawn, so he has a DOUBLE FREDDIE. Gerry has again moved away, and changed his name to Freddie. This time our target for the Queen (Burglar Bill!) is the Pawn on f6.
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It's White's turn. What would you suggest? Bc4-b3
Nd5xf6+ Qd2-g5+
Qd2-h6
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Over to you. Nd5xf6+
Qh6xf6 Qh6xh7+
d3xc4
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Qh6-g7+
Qh6xh7+ Nf6xh7
d3xc4
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It's another KISS OF DEATH - but this time on h7, not g7. Again, learning this idea will bring you so many victories. But before we leave you, let's go right back...
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Can you find the move? ![]()
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