More Chess & More than Chess: on-line supplement

graphicsDir=bpainter/ files=11 ranks=11 promoZone=1 maxPromote=1 promoChoice=QG whitePrefix=w blackPrefix=b graphicsType=png lightShade=#FFE2CC darkShade=#BF9000 rimColor=#000000 coordColor=#FFFFFF squareSize=50 symmetry=mirror firstRank=1 pawn::fmWfceFifmnD::a3-k3 camel:M:::c1,i1 cannon:::vao:e1,g1 elephant::FA:elephant2:a1,k1 knight:N:::b2,j2 bishop::::c2,i2 rook::::a2,k2 eagle:G:[F?fsR]:griffon:d2,h2 queen::::e2,g2 king::KimAimDimN::f2 enableAI=0 moveList=1. f5 f7 2. f6 d7 3. e5 h8 4. g5 e7 5. d4 g7 6. Cef1 Qc8 7. fxg7 Gxg7 8. Gdf3 f6 9. gxf6 exf6 {The presence of the Cannons on the central files makes it very tricky to trade away the center. Both Pawn captures discovered a Cannon attack; one on the black Eagle, the other on the White Queen.} 10. Qd3 {A Queen is worth more than an Eagle, so white saves that first. The Eagle is skewered with a Queen, and won't run away.} Ni8 11. Cxg7 Nxg7 12. exf6 Cef11 {The black Knight is still pinned on a Queen, and black thinks he can rescue it by pinning the attacking Pawn on Eagle plus King with a (mounted) Cannon. This would normally take two moves to solve} 13. Kh1 {The King steps out of the pin} Bd5 {This is what happens when you violate the rule that light pieces should develop first: super-pieces get skewered.} 14. fxg7 {Black has miscalculated, though: because his Cannon mount was a King, he was himself subject to a discovered counter-attack by white's Cannon.} Kg9 {Stepping onto a file that is about to be opened, and controlled by two Eagles plus a Queen is not the best of ideas. 14... Bf7 to block the check, perhaps followed by 15. Ge7+ Ke11 16. Ce1+ Kf11 provides a lot more safety than the 'flight forward'.} 15. gxh8 Kh9 16. Ghxg10 Rxg10 17. Qxg10 Kxh8 18. Qh7 {Checkmate! Moral lesson: secure your King is a sturdy fortress before engaging the opponent in the center!}