This knight gives you some advantage (he can't play the rook on the c and e file, he can't move the bishop imidiatly to b7 etc), but I don't think he has to resign because of this knight !
Knight on the 6th
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Nov 25, 2013
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Well it was certainly a bit premature to resign. You are correct though in that a knight on the 6th rank can be very powerful, specially in situations where it can't be traded off.
Nov 25, 2013
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PsYcHo_ChEsS wrote:
Well it was certainly a bit premature to resign. You are correct though in that a knight on the 6th rank can be very powerful, specially in situations where it can't be traded off.
I know, its just amusing how prominent a knight can be in the minds of people.
What after Ne8 at the final position ?? Of course after black exchanges the knight white will have a pawn on d6, but it is better than the knight, isn't it ?
Goes to show how strong a knight on the sixth rank can be psycologically as well as physically...
Here is the link to the game: http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=655331488