Cape Times

BARDEN CHESS

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Stephanie Hautot v Andy Marechal, Belgian teams 2003. Endgame books tell you to use your king actively, but there are limits. The active king is most effective as part of a strike force advancing into the opponent’s camp. If His Majesty tries, as here, to be a kind of lone commando raider, he can get into serious trouble. White’s defenders have closed in on the invader and the next move forced Marechal to resign. What happened?

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