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re:KBNvK Mate Made Easy by Tarrasch - 2006/04/28 01:46
A slightly different and also very clear explanation is in Pandolfini's "The
ABCs of Chess," which describes how to proceed from starting positions where you can prevent the lone K from ever getting into the wrong corner. This involves recognition of three patterns, or nets, of different sizes, and the process of drawing the net ever tighter. For example, net 1: Black Kd2,
White Kb2, Ne6, Bf6; net 2: Black Ke1, White Ne4, Bg4; net 3: Black Kg1,
White Kg3. Bh3. Number 2 and 3 would be recgnizable from the standard description of driving the lone K along the back rank into the mating corner, but the utility of Pandolfini's approach is that from certain starting positions you can think more in terms of drawing a net tighter in one segment of the board without ever having to be concerned about driving the lone K to the edge first.
Tarrasch's book is one of the two or three best basic general texts ever, in my opinion. The more frequently recommneded "How to Reassess Your Chess" is just too advanced for most of those who ask the common question, "I know how the pieces move, what do I read next?".
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