Under Pressure
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 31 of 40.
Fundamentals taught the three answers to a check: move, block, capture. Real games add the question that matters: which of them loses nothing? A block with the queen is a queen given away; a king step into another check is a second problem. Run the list, then run the landing-square check on each.
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Position 1 of 6
WatchBishop check. Watch the block that costs a queen.
The starting position.
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All lessons in Playing Real Games
1Think Before You Move
What Did That Move Change?Checks, Captures, ThreatsThe Landing SquareThe Blunder CheckTwo Candidates, Not OneRecap: Think Before You Move2Opening Principles
Centre, Pieces, KingDon't Move It TwiceThe Early QueenConnect the RooksSomething StrangeRecap: Opening Principles