Here we are with the promised Part II. In the game White played 13.Nf3. Two questions: What would you as Black play if White takes the queen instead of moving the knight to f3? Since White did play 13.Nf3, what do you as Black play now?

The game (Defosse – Frank, Belgium, 1942) went 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.e3 Bb4 6.Qc2 Ne4 7.Bd3 f5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 0–0 10.0–0 Rf6 11.Nd2 Rh6 12.g3 Qh4 13.Nf3 and now what would you play as Black? (See Diagram) Don’t forget that you must figure out what you would do if it had been 13.gxh4. Anyhow after 13.Nf3, then Black played 13..Ng5!! The third part is the finale. What happens if Black now takes the queen?

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