Coffee for Dessert

Chess therapy today is a game of hide and seek, and Black’s king is the one hiding. White does the seeking, and it doesn’t count to ten for long.

Move eight. White gives up the knight on f7 to pull Black’s king out of its corner.

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Black to move. Take the knight, or leave it? If the king takes, where does it hide next?

The king takes. Then it runs to g7, back to f7, over to e7, down to d8, and finally to c8. White keeps checking. Every hiding spot is a square the pieces can reach.

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20.Qxe8#. Name the square where Black should have stopped running. A king that keeps moving is not safe. It is just being chased.

I wish you the best of luck!!

The Chess Zone – Coffee For Dessert.

Check Coach Chad’s mistakes in the full game.

[Event "?"]
[Site "Chess.com iPhone"]
[Date "2024.08.18"]
[White "Guest2147445111"]
[Black "Guest6600841354"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 b6 2.f4 Bb7 3.Nf3 a6 4.Be2 d6 5.O-O Nd7 6.d3 e6 7.Ng5 g6 8.Nxf7 Kxf7 9.f5 exf5 10.exf5 g5 11.Bh5+ 11.Kg7 Bxg5 12.Qxg5 Rf3 13.Qxh5 Rg3+ 14.Kf7 Qxh5+ 15.Ke7 Nc3 16.Ngf6 Re1+ 17.Kd8 Qf7 18.Kc8 Re8+ 19.Nxe8 Qxe8# {1-0}