More Chess & More than Chess: on-line supplement

graphicsDir=bpainter/ files=10 ranks=10 holdingsType=1 promoZone=3 maxPromote=1 promoChoice=!P*N*B*R*V*C*Q whitePrefix=w blackPrefix=b graphicsType=png squareSize=50 firstRank=1 darkShade=#69A84E lightShade=#EFEFEF rimColor=#000000 coordColor=#FFFFFF symmetry=mirror enableAI=0 pawn::fceFifmnDfmW::a3-j3:1 knight:N:::b2,i2 vao::mBcpB:bow:d2,g2 cannon:::vao:c1,h1 bishop::::c2,h2 rook::::a1,j1 queen::::e2 king::fkRfkBK::f2 moveList=1. e5 g6 2. f4 Che10 3. Nh4 Nh7 4. Ve4 g5 5. Vxg5 {A nice example how hoppers change the usual wisdom about tactics. Normally one would capture with the least-valuable piece first. But in this case 5. Pxg5 would rob Vd2 of its mount. This is probably what black counted on. But by capturing with the Vao first black loses a Pawn without compensation.} f6 6. exf6 Nxf6 {The Vao attacked the Bishop at C9 (And pieces that capture directly are in general worth a lot more than those with the same move that need a mount for that). But blacks attempt to block the attack leaves him with a pinned Knight. Which is now attacked a second time via an intermediate check.} 7. Qi6 Nh7 8. Vxc9 {Rescuing the Knight costs an even more valuable Bishop. As is common with hoppers, the Vao cannot easily retreat, though, and black could hope to trap, and later gain it. A hopper cannot fight its way out by capturing something, even if it is just a Pawn.} c7 9. f5 {Activates the Vao for attacking the pinned Knight, which is worth more. Especially since white could get another Pawn as bonus gift, if he wants.} Vb7 10. Vxh7 ixh7 11. Qi9 {White has other plans, though. He can always capture the unprotected Pawn at h8.} Bd5 12. Chf1 {Sets up the black King for a discovered check.} Qh6 13. Nc4 {To prevent 13... Qd2+. This check does not immediately gain Bc2, because the evasion Kg1 counter-checks black. Apparently white does not think that it would be worth it for blac to sacrifice his Bishop for the Knight.} Rh10 14. g5 {The trapped Vao still exert its influence on the game, protecting g5.} Qh5 15. Kg1 {Black has to keep protecting the Vao (15... Ke9? 16. Qxg9+ Kd10 17. Qxh8), and is driven in the arms of the enemy Queen.} Kg10 16. Qi8 Rh9 17. Qi4 Qe2 {Because of black's poor King safety, trading Queens might have been a better idea.} 18. Bd1 {A nice sacrifice, to force the black Queen away from the e-file.} Qxd1 {All squares on the e-file are covered by white, so black has to abandon Pe8.} 19. Qxe8 Kh10 20. Qxe10 {Which gives black a Cannon and a Pawn for his Bishop. And his Queen controls the back-rank, and smokes out te black King.} Ki9 21. Bg3 Ve7 22. Kh2 Vxh4 {The Knight is worth more than the Vao, but allowing white to open the i-file is suicidal.} 23. ixh4 Qe2 {Umm... How about 24. Qxe2!?} 24. Cf2 {And now Qxe10!?} Kj9 25. Ri1 d6 26. Qi10 {Checkmate!}
 
 

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