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This, of course, is very bad. The consequences of this loss of a second move are swift and deadly.

6. … Castles 7. B-B4

At last a developing move.

7. … R-K1 8. Q-QKt3

Another Queen's move. The attack on the Bishop's Pawn may be very tempting, but must necessarily be incorrect—and why? Because White is much behind with his development. It is useless to analyse any kind of attack in face of this fact. The beginner finds it hard to get used to this way of thinking. He prefers to try to unravel a long string of variations and combinations, in which he will mostly lose his bearings. Even stronger players obstruct their own powers by refusing to see the value of judging a position on general merits. They lose valuable time in thinking out endless variations, to maintain positions which could be proved valueless by general and logical deductions.

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8 | #R | | #B | #Q | #R | | #K | |

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7 | #P | #P | #P | #P | #B | #P | #P | #P |

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6 | | | #Kt| | | #Kt| | |

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5 | | | | | | | | |

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4 | | | ^B | | ^P | | | |

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3 | ^P | ^Q | | | | | | ^P |

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2 | | ^P | ^P | | | ^P | ^P | |

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1 | ^R | ^Kt| ^B | | ^K | | ^Kt| ^R |

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A B C D E F G H

Diag. 15

Then, as in the present position, retribution comes swiftly.