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King in the Center

Submitted by benws on Fri, 04/11/2008 at 6:57pm.

Another short instructive game by Tartakover, in which he shows the dangers of an uncastled king stuck in the center.


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by davidknight - 29 days ago
Texas United States
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Pawns across the field, Queen sacrifice, aggressive attacks, pieces offered for sacrifice and left alone, good game.
by bateooaaya - 33 days ago
New Delhi India
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thanks for posting.


by KINGADONIS - 34 days ago
Pittsburgh United States
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NICEE GAME.TARTAKOWER Plays just like me

 


by Niven42 - 34 days ago
West Lafayette, Indiana United States
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"King In The Center" isn't only a reference to not castling, it's also the strategy adopted by Black, who is really about even on material by game's end.  White's advantage comes in the form of position and tempo, as well as material.
by ChessMate12 - 34 days ago
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interesting game. Points out the danger of not castling.....
by leonelcm - 34 days ago
Mexico City Mexico
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Thanx for the post... 
by showtimemx82 - 34 days ago
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Anzi and checkmat351, On move 24 (and other moves before that) the black rook is protected by the bishop on the long diagonal, so the check would only allow the king to come off his back rank and protect the c-pawn.  No blunder here that I can see. 
by ready4anything - 34 days ago
Monterrey Mexico
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haha thats good to know UdayanOwen, why waste on the book?
by checkmate351 - 34 days ago
Cleveland United States
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I see what Anzi1992 is saying on move 24, i also don't understand why the white rook doesn't move to b8 to put the king in check therefore capturing the black rook and taking the game...its seems that was a great blunder.
by mattfarter - 34 days ago
laguna Philippines
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great game
by ANZI1992 - 34 days ago
Pärnu Estonia
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Oh i got it the bishop is protecting it the rook on h8


by ANZI1992 - 34 days ago
Pärnu Estonia
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On move 24 why does not the rook go on b8 that way white wins the black rook and the game. I would like to know if i am missing something

 


by UdayanOwen - 34 days ago
Melbourne Australia
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Benws, you forgot to mention after black resigns that this was "an easily understood bright little game", to quote Irving Chernev, who from the grave won't be able to condemn you for claiming his intellectual property as your own.......

 

For anyone who enjoyed benws's 'lesson', I recommend the sensational book 'The most instructive games of chess ever played', by Irving Chernev.  This book is packed full of aesthetically beautiful, brilliant games, complete with lucid, easy to understand annotations.

 

Having said that, if you go searching for other articles by benws, then you will find other games from this book, complete with almost exact replica annotations.  So maybe you don't need the book!! 


 

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