| notes | ||||||||||
| when should we make captures or exchange material ? | ||||||||||
| only when it suits us | ||||||||||
| only when the value of the exchange is right | ||||||||||
| values of all the pieces change during the game - capturing a piece which saves the game | ||||||||||
| is very important | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| mate with a Knight and Bishop (with the King's help, can be forced but very hard (in unfavourable | ||||||||||
| positions can take up to 34 correct moves) | ||||||||||
| so taking the pawn | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 3.Nc7 Kh8 4.Nd5 Kg8 5.Ne7+ Kf8 6.Kh7 Kxe7 7.g7 Kf6 8.g8Q and it turns into a BASIC mate | ||||||||||
| though there is a forced mate-in-6 moves | ||||||||||
| 3.Kg5 Kh8 4.g7+ Kh7 5.Kf6 Kg8 6.Ke7 Kh7 7.Kf7 Kh6 8.g8Q Kh5 9.Qg5# checkmate | ||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
| 1...Qxg6+ 2.Kxg6 Kg8 3.Nf5 Kh8 4.Kf6 Kg8 5.Ke7 Kh8 6.Kf8 Kh7 …. | ||||||||||
| note that checkmate with just the 2 knights cannot be forced so it is OK to capture the pawn | ||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||
| & | ||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||
| 33.Rxd4 a sacrifice - white saw the value of the Knight check after the recapture cxd4 | ||||||||||
| 34.Ne7+ this is the correct way to play, since 34 Qxc8 ..Qxc8 35 Nxc8 + seems the same | ||||||||||
| but in fact the difference is that in this variation black's d-pawn can Queen safely (and so black would win) | ||||||||||
| but in what was played, white can capture that pawn and his better pawns (probable 2 passed pawns will force the win | ||||||||||
| Qxe7 35.Qxc8+ Qf8 36.Qxf8+ Kxf8 1-0 | ||||||||||