Mindmanager - maddy RHP 2026
This game features and highlights a very common fault in RHP games.
amongst the lower rated players. Getting their priorities all wrong.
Black has just played Nc6-b4. White saw the Black threat (Nxd3+) and
looked no further. You should always look at your threats first and then
what your opponent is up to. You then judge whose threat is the more serious.
White played 1. Rf3 defending the d3 pawn. 1...Nxd3+ anyway 2.Rxd3 Qxc4+
Black went on to win a few moves later.
If you spot someone is planning on giving you a check. Do not panic.
It's just a check. Ascertain how serious it is, you have been checked
before and you will so again. Can you ignore it and create a more
serious threat that your opponent will have to deal with after the check.
This how the game could have (and should have) gone.
This game features and highlights a very common fault in RHP games.
amongst the lower rated players. Getting their priorities all wrong.
Black has just played Nc6-b4. White saw the Black threat (Nxd3+) and
looked no further. You should always look at your threats first and then
what your opponent is up to. You then judge whose threat is the more serious.
White played 1. Rf3 defending the d3 pawn. 1...Nxd3+ anyway 2.Rxd3 Qxc4+
Black went on to win a few moves later.
If you spot someone is planning on giving you a check. Do not panic.
It's just a check. Ascertain how serious it is, you have been checked
before and you will so again. Can you ignore it and create a more
serious threat that your opponent will have to deal with after the check.
This how the game could have (and should have) gone.