<CHESS IS <<<*NOT*>>> JUST COUNTING: MISPLACED PIECES <<<*SUSPEND*>>> THE NORMAL RULES OF COUNTING>

<IF YOU PUT A PIECE ON A SQUARE, DOES THE OPPONENT HAVE PIECES THAT WILL *NOT* BE SAFE? YES. CAN YOU EXPLOIT THIS? YES. THEN YOU CAN PUT THAT PIECE ON THAT SQUARE, <<<*REGARDLESS* OF WHAT COUNTING SAYS!!>>>>

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notyetagm, chessgames.com 2009

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1 ♖e1x♗e7+! +- wins even though the e7-square has four(!) defenders versus only one(!) attacker, even though the ♖ is more valuable than the ♗, because the e7-square is <LINED UP> with both the Black e8-king and the Black d7-queen and White controls *both* of those <ALIGNMENTS>.

1 ... ♔e8x♖e7 2 ♖h1-h7+ <skewer: e7,d7>

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1 ... ♕d7x♖e7 2 ♖h1-e1 <pin: e7,e8>

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