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'Black holes' - sample game 1

1.b3

                   1...b6

2.Ba3

It is natural to try to give to holes free way before own pieces. Normal pieces can be then fired to enemy army with increased energy. Especially pawns are extremely dangerous compared to normal chess. As we will se in this game, holes ahead of army add strong power even to pieces on base rank.

                   2...Ba6

3.(Hc1)

                   3...(Hc8)

Both sides hurry to include holes to try them...

4.c4

                   4...Hb7

5.Hc2

                   5...Hc6

6.(Hc1)

                   6...(Hc8)

7.Hc3

                   7...H8b7+

Really check! Black threats to capture white king be relativistic move Sb8-c6-b7xe1! This move obviously wins a tempo.

8.d3

                   8...(Hc8)

9.c5

                   9...Hc8-b7-c6-b5

Black quickly develops own holes...

10.H1c2

                   10...Hb7-c6-b5xd3+

... and suddenly unleashes all their power! Again check by knight.

11.Kd2

                   11...d7-c6-d3xc2+

Check by queen through d3-d3.

12.Kc1

                   12...Qd8-d3-d3xd1+

13.Kb2

                   13...c1Q#

Simple but highly illustrative.

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Written by Juraj Lorinc.

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