PART 2 • Getting help from chess king
• Try asking your opponent for your best move in a real-life game and
see what happens! This is another reason why Chess King is such a
great training partner – it doesn't mind when you ask it for help.
• What you might not always understand is why a move suggested by
Houdini is best, but this is actually a good thing – it often makes you
think about the position in a new way. In the illustration, Houdini is
suggesting that you take the Black pawn on g6. You might find yourself
wondering, “But won't that lose the Bishop to the reply ...fxg6?” You'd
be right. But after ...fxg6, you could reply Nxg6+ (with check). Also in
this position, you're ahead by so much material that it can actually be
beneficial to give some of it back, snapping off the Black pawns (any
one of which is a potential Queen), and clearing lines for attack. Without
Houdini's help, you might never have considered any of those points.
• The hints listed in the white box each cost a certain number of coins, a
price which is deducted from your total as soon as you click on the type
of hint you wish to receive. There's no “chart” which tells you the price
of each hint, because “white box” hints cost a variable amount which
depends on the Quest Level of the quest you're currently undertaking;
hints in higher level quests cost more coins than do hints in low level
quests.
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