Siegbert Tarrasch

I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess.

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{ The Special Case of Bishop and Knight Pawns|The short diagonal is no place
for the defending bishop, as we shall see. } 1. Bf8 Bd2 2. Bc5 Bh6 { Black
appears to have everything under control as we have witnessed in previous
examples. } 3. Bd4 { The point.|Black is in zugzwang. } 3... Kg5 4. Bg7 Bxg7 5. Kxg7 Kg4 6. f8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } *