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Greek Gift and ways of attacking a castled king

Greek Gift and ways of attacking a castled king

killthequeen
| Apr 12, 2009

Kingside castling is performed to activate the H-rook and to shelter the king behind a wall of pawns, away  from the dangers  of  the  centre  of  the  board. The king is still vulnerable to attack. One of the most elegant and well-known ways of ...

Gambit Psychology

Gambit Psychology

killthequeen
| Apr 3, 2009

A gambit, traditionally, is a pawn sacrifice in the early stages of the opening. There are many reasons that gambits are played: often to gain tempo, good/quick development, to weaken an opponent's position; but not many people realise the psychol...