tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post8711649415089004882..comments2024-03-26T09:37:10.506-07:00Comments on Chess Skills: Philidor Position: PracticeJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-54305290164856528572017-05-05T10:15:03.922-07:002017-05-05T10:15:03.922-07:00Diagram 1. Ra1? (intending Rf1 after ...f4??) lose...Diagram 1. Ra1? (intending Rf1 after ...f4??) loses because it allows the black king off the third rank. It also places pressure on the white king (checkmate possibility after ...Kg6) since it is at the edge of the board.<br /><br />Better would have been 1. Kg5, or even 2. Kg5. You cannot let the black king into the game.<br /><br />Second diagram. Keep shuffling the king between the h1 and h2 squares. The idea is to not let the king access the sixth rank. If ...Kg4 then Kg2.<br />Jossiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703600171799610012noreply@blogger.com