Understanding before Moving 9: Hunting the king - Part I

Understanding before Moving 9: Hunting the king - Part 1

A few careless moves – e.g. moving the same piece too often – can give the opponent a development advantage and much more active pieces. This, in turn, might lead to a dangerous attack against the king.

In the position below, Black was unable to bring his king to safety in the opening. Obviously, he is under fire from the white pieces. But is there a convincing and quick way for White to turn his massive piece activity into a mating attack?

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• Understanding before moving 1: How to design a concept in the opening
• Understanding before moving 2: How to improve the activity of my pieces
• Understanding before moving 3: Queen in the corner
• Understanding before moving 4: King in the box
• Understanding before moving 5: Locked up pieces
• Understanding before moving 6: Paralyzed
• Understanding before moving 7: Divided in two - Part 1
• Understanding before moving 8: Divided in two - Part 2
• Herman Grooten - An interview with a chess authority