The Overworked Guard
Part of the Checkmate Patterns I section of Coddy's Tactics & Checkmates journey. Lesson 8 of 40.
A guard with two jobs does neither. When one piece both watches the door and protects a treasure, send both bills at once: take the treasure, and the recapture abandons the rank. Count duties the way you count guards.
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Position 1 of 6
WatchA rook for a knight - madness? Watch the guard.
The starting position.
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