If White brings additional forces forward with 9.Nc3 or 9.d4, the obvious developing moves, Black will harass White's queen with 9.Bd6. Three pawns for the sacrificed knight is roughly material equality. White knows Black is on the run for the moment, but if Black has a chance to regroup, the game is far from over. Now let us take a step deeper into chess reasoning. White's pawn is blocked from further advances, and the king has a new escape square on h7.īlack's position is still precarious, but there is no immediate way for White to force checkmate. It is not always good to blindly do whatever the principles dictate.īlack plays a tenacious defense in a precarious situation. So, in a sense, the principles tell us what questions to ask ourselves when making a move, such as, "Should I develop now?" So it is important to understand the principles in order to decide if you are getting enough compensation. Why have these moves been brought up? The fact is that the best moves in a position will sometimes break principles, but they will offer compensation for whatever gains are lost by not following the principle. The moves 2.f5 and 2.d5 seem to not adhere to the principles. Since pawns cannot go backwards, you should be very cautious of any pawn moves on the side you wish to castle on (usually the kingside). Any pawn moves in front of a castled king can be useful weaknesses for the opponent. 2.Nc6 would have developed and gained control in the center, and 2.d6 would have gained some control on the c8–h3 diagonal and facilitated the development of the light-squared bishop. Also, he has not developed a piece, nor has he facilitated the development of a piece. He has affected the center, but the move 2.d6 would have done the same and gained some control on the queenside. This weakening is called "opening the door," and White must take advantage of this.īlack has failed to follow the principles here and has received no compensation. The move 2.f6 appears to defend the threatened e-pawn, but this is an illusion, as the game shall demonstrate.īlack has weakened the kingside, allowing attacks on the f7-square, which is protected by nothing other than the king itself. If Black felt brave, he could also venture into the murky waters of 2. Nf6 (Petrov's Defense).Įither of the knight moves would have maintained the balance of the game by contesting the center. d6 (Philidor Defense), or counterattack White's pawn with 2. On h3, it would not attack the center, and on e2, it would be temporarily in the way.īlack makes a worthless move, entering the infamous Damiano Defense.īlack needed to defend his pawn with either 2. The knight, on the other hand, usually goes to f3 anyway, because the other squares it could move to are inferior:
That would not be a bad idea, but it isn't clear yet whether the bishop wants to be at c4, b5, or possibly even behind the pawns.
White also could have moved out the kingside bishop. It is better to wait until there are other pieces in the fray which can serve as shock troops for her. And while you are simply moving your queen around, your opponent will be able to keep developing their pieces. Thus, your opponent can keep attacking your queen with different pieces. The queen is generally too valuable to trade for any other piece except the enemy queen (however, it can be traded for multiple enemy pieces of equivalent total value, such as two bishops and three pawns two bishops and a knight or a rook, a bishop, and a pawn, for instance), so it can't do much by itself unless the opponent carelessly leaves pieces unprotected. White could have moved out the queen instead, but that would be dangerous. The initiative may appear to offer only a slight edge, but at the hands of a master, it can be deadly. So now, Black must choose a move that defends the pawn, or else he might lose it. White is mobilizing forces by bringing a knight forward into an attacking position.īecause the white knight is attacking Black's e-pawn, White is maintaining the initiative by forcing Black to react.
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