Puzzles XII

Hello friends! Let`s look at next tactics: Attack on the king in the center.

Here are some tips:

• Don't try to win with an unprepared attack. In slow games it almost always doomed to failure!
• Conditions for a successful attack:
  1. The presence of weaknesses in the opponent's camp - objects for attacks.
  2. Ability to create weaknesses during the attack.
  3. The advantage in strength on the part of the board where attack is going on.

When we say that the king is in the center, we mean:
- the king has lost the right to castling;
- the king did not have time to castling.
It is beneficial for the attacking side to detain the enemy king in the center. For this you can go to the sacrifice of pawns or other peaces. The main method of attack is the opening of the center. In that case, enemy pawns are eliminated, covering the position of their king. When the center is cleared of pawns, peaces there have more free lines along which they can attack.

Let`s see some examples: