Lesson 15 of 16
How to find an in-between move
See a piece you can capture? First check whether a forcing move wins something extra. In this lesson, one check wins a knight.
Compare the move order
Compare the immediate capture with a check. Check every reply, then see whether your original capture is still available.
White to move. You can capture the bishop on c3. How can you also win the knight on e8?
- Capturing immediately wins the bishop, but Black can save the knight with …Nc7.
- With Rxe8+, you capture the knight with check. Black has only …Kh7.
- After …Kh7 you can still play bxc3. You have won both pieces.
Practise on the board
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