I must a|>oiogl*e to my read era tor the rather sporadic appeararses ol my coin mi is I shall try my best to make it more regular again in the tu lure But lean assure you that our friendly Daily Scar author! ties are most supportive and It is only my other preoccupa lion s which are creating the problems There are so many things to do these days that one tends to get easily distracted

Take Tor example the Stock Market How exciting it is to make tor lose) money Just sit ting tn your own home holding a piece ol paper Writing boring chess articles is no match lor the thrill of making something out of nothing or nothing out of something for that matter

However 11 you are playing chess, the case is different There is as much excitement as m any Stock Market in the world il you understand its language Take a look at the di agram There is almost nothing

Oil the board White ha* )u»t one Eiwn which la his last hope ut how can he promoter it? If he allows black to sacrifice the knight it becomes a draw since he cannot mate with a knight

mongoose* They are inferior In value but always cause the knight great difficulty The so lutlon explains why

Solution 1 N d7” N-d7 2 ah and believe it or not. there is no

Can you find a way tot White'' If the knight < an be com pared to a snake the rook file or the corner pawn* are like

way to stop the white pawn from reaching the eighth rank

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