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D1-H5
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Qh5 is :up: move. I know that I'm in the opposite team and your moves are not my business but I thought of some more educational game. So don't get me wrong- you can play like this but....

My instinct in this case says Ng8-f6

Your thoughts, Kranz?

Your instincts in chess are not yet sharp, Lance. Tell him why Nf6 is considered by you to be a good move and don't leave it to "instincts", and while we are at it - leave the Force out of it as well. Letum is no Sith. In fact he set up a test for people's memory with that move.

Ah. Did not know that, but should have known it if only I would have spent some thinking on it. Thank you!

To fork his queen and pawn, and force him to waste a move?

My only other suggestion would be Qd8-f6, to develop pressure on his king.


I think I'm missing some basic elements of strategy.:oops:

Worse. Ypou miss some important one-move-calculation. At every move he makes, check all his pieces, and with each piece ask yourself "What threat is there"?

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The part with the forking knioght was not bad. Bad bad timing.

Nf6 would challenge his queen but he could respond with Qe5+ and force you to waste your next turn escaping from check.

f7-f6?

invalid -> check

there is one immediate threat to loose material. and there is one short-term threat to loose the match in two moves.

What is the latter threat? What is the first move needed by White to checkmate you in the following move?

How to prevent the first threat to lose material?

How to combine both, if possible?

Sky, do you mind if I participate in this thread?

Nöh... just don't tell the solutions.

Ok. Well, without giving much away, I think I see your mate in two, and if I am correct, one of Lance's suggestions may be quite promising :hmm:

post #7.

More I really do not give away.

All I can come up with is qd8-f6

It maintains the offensive, it prevents any imediate threat of a checkmate and it protects my pawn.