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| Today's Chess Challenge | By Pete Tamburro
Solve this Problem...
White to Play
OK, here we go again! This time you have a practical tournament position where you have to make a big decision in the opening few moves. It happens. The game started out with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 b5. Black has combined two moves, Nd4 and b5, to attack your bishop. This violates an opening principle about wasting time and not developing other pieces first. You also have been told here that f7 is particularly vulnerable when the Black king has not castled, but you're not that developed either. Since I've told you to look at all checks and captures before you move, the big question to pop into your mind is whether you should play Bxf7+ in this position. Figure it out. Try to find a forcing line that at least wins material. Be careful to consider Black replies. Write down how you think it will go with all the important variations. Then look at the solution. Your clock is ticking!
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| Today's Vocabulary |
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• Today's Word "Brobdingnagian"
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| Joke of the Day |
| • 10 Signs Your Vet Bill Is Going To Require Financing
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