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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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WatchA rook for a knight - madness? Watch the guard.
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