Showing posts with label pin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pin. Show all posts

Friday, August 29, 2008

The Pin is Mightier Than the Sword


Black's knight can't recapture the queen, and so he or she resigns. Of course, that still doesn't excuse hanging the bishop with 5. Bc4.

Disclosure: I didn't invent the pun that heads this post. I saw it in a tactics book somewhere; I just can't recall which one.