13. Kh1 was played
I'm interested in these little king moves... can anyone explain simply what White saw that I do not see...?? Thanks.
Enrico Paoli vs Olaf Ulvestad
Reggio Emilia (1960/61), Reggio Emilia ITA, rd 1, Dec-27
It's so much easier to give an opinion when you actually post the game you have a question about.
oops - I'd intended to post a screen shot of the position!
Even better with the moves I guess too...?
It's to prevent the knight on h3 from being trapped
If white plays something irrelevant to the needs of the position, say 13. a3, black will continue by playing g4, attacking the knight that has no squares to retreat to
Kh1 is one way to free up a square for the knight, but I prefer 13. f3, which prepares white to play nf2 and ne4, which is a very good square for the knight. After Kh1 and g4 from black, the white knight is somewhat relegated to g1 where it has no real future besides offering to trade itself on e2
13. Kh1 was played
I'm interested in these little king moves... can anyone explain simply what White saw that I do not see...?? Thanks.
Enrico Paoli vs Olaf Ulvestad
Reggio Emilia (1960/61), Reggio Emilia ITA, rd 1, Dec-27