What Did That Move Change?
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 1 of 40.
Welcome to real games. Before you think about your move, read theirs. Every move changes three things: what the piece now attacks, what it stopped guarding, and which line it opened. Most cheap wins at this level come from the second one: a piece that wandered off guard duty.
Try it yourselfMedium
Position 1 of 7
WatchA knight goes hunting - and forgets what it was guarding.
The starting position.
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All 7 positions
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 Move