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Trapping Rooks!

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And the winner of today's most patronising sentence in a forum is (drum roll, please) "I don't know if you understand the position you have just described". Beautiful technique.

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Originally posted by aging blitzer
If the N moves it allows black to move the f-pawn and free a Rook
Ng8 does free the pawn, but too late. NxR next move.

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Originally posted by Merk
Ng8 does free the pawn, but too late. NxR next move.
with regard to the question about taking the Rooks with the King

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Originally posted by aging blitzer
with regard to the question about taking the Rooks with the King
Ooops! Sorry.

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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
Ng8 wins a Rook in 1 from this position...
I know this, please read all earlier posts.

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Originally posted by aging blitzer
If the N moves it allows black to move the f-pawn and free a Rook
That's why White takes on h5 with the Rook.

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Originally posted by arrakis
I didn't miss anything. The king can NEVER capture both rooks! And the knight move is so simple... so the talk about the king gobbling up the rooks was in error.
Did you even bother to look at the plan of Kf3 and g4 I proposed?

The point is that White is so control of the position that he may torment Black with a long K walk. OP acknowledged that the N move is faster.

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Did you even bother to look at the plan of Kf3 and g4 I proposed?

The point is that White is so control of the position that he may torment Black with a long K walk. OP acknowledged that the N move is faster.
Thanks again. Tormentation is at times fun, especially against an opponent that crushes you at the slightest mistake.
(Female canine) LOL.

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
That's why White takes on h5 with the [b]Rook.[/b]
who said you could move the Rook in this King walk?

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Originally posted by aging blitzer
who said you could move the Rook in this King walk?
Probably the same guy who allowed you to move the Knight.