notes

1

The Knight on e4  is pinned to the Queen and if

other things were normal then black would be tempted by …e5

by …e5 - except for white's reply which moves the Queen with check (and therefore

breaks the pin, so black might instead choose …d4

but in fact white has a much stronger threat - based around the surprise check of Nf6+

2

3

if in wasn't for  the check black would be in

A black has 2 passed pawns (the a and the e-pawns)

quite a bit of trouble

A black has the better game - aminy because of the initiative

A black's plans would be to exchange Queens and Rooks and push his passed pawn

or at the very least develop the King if white can stop and capture the a-pawn

A white's plans are to try to avoid exchanges and to hopefully grab back the initiative

4

and here white did not have to cooperate

by blocking with the Queen

4 cont

but white miscounted - as black will

promote the oawn before the

King can get to it

5

6

not just a safe capture with check but sets up

The King is checked and so the Queen will be captured

a discovered attach - with check

(at the cost of N & B - but remember from number 5 that

- see nexxt diagram

white already won a Bishop)