Oh indeed, thanks Joost. So, that's why the pin by 3.Rh8-e8 isn't good, since a pin by 4.Re2/f8 would legally…
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What is the difference between the pin after 3.Rh1 and the apparently similar pin 4.Rh1-f1 (after 3...Kf2+)?
Very interesting. But it is a little confusing. I thought Ra1 was pinned by Rh1 and hence no mate (after…
a technical point : you can think about a mate on a8 with black reaching g5 in 2 moves :…
Author artificially puts the pieces on the board and creates a new world with specific relations & features, to present…
In our chess art many things are artificial in a varying degree. The weight of the question is how each…
> I wouldn’t ‘pay’ for such a fake ‘addition’ to a product. I understand your point of view. But I…
It's upside-down reasoning, 'justifying' a superfluous element by adding a completely superfluous piece. I wouldn't 'pay' for such a fake…
Without bRh1 a Circe-reborning of wPh2 would be non-used. And I tnink it's bad because it's inadequate using of the…