The Landing Square
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 3 of 40.
Tactics taught you to ask whether a capture is safe. Real games ask it about every move. Before your piece lands, three questions about the square: is it attacked? Is it defended? By something cheaper? A pawn covering the square you like is the most common way to lose a piece at this level.
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Position 1 of 8
WatchThe bishop is attacked. Watch it retreat without looking.
The starting position.
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1Think Before You Move
What Did That Move Change?Checks, Captures, ThreatsThe Landing SquareThe Blunder CheckTwo Candidates, Not OneRecap: Think Before You Move