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Last time out we started a game with moves that went like this: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Ng3 h5 6.Bg5 h4 7.Bxf6 hxg3 8.Be5 and we asked you what you should play. Hopefully, you picked 8.. Rxh2. What do you do now after 9.Rxh2?


Solution:

The best move for Black is 8…Qa5+. Can you see why this is better than taking the rook?

 


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