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Pete Tamburro on

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Black is threatening to win your e4 pawn. What should you do?


One of the lessons of chess is not to get tunnel vision on the chessboard. Look around. Black may be threatening your e4 pawn, but you have a mate-- 1.Qa6+ Kxa6 2.Bc8 mate

 


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