The Chess Scholar Noviembre - Diciembre 2007 | Page 10

The Tower of Orthanc is
located at the center of Isengard.

11...Nbd7 (With the
good square of c6 occupied by a pawn,
Black’s knight moves
into the game. From
here he can help protect his counter-part at
King Théoden decides to
f6 or begin actions on
evacuate Edoras and move
his people to Helm's Deep the queen-side by moving to b6. Notice how
while Sauron, the Dark
Lord is in his great tower Black’s queens’ bishop
Barad-dûr.
and rook are hemmed
in and thus, so far are
11.Rae1 (White
useless.)
wholly completes his
development and is
now able to enter the
second and most exciting phase of the game.
That which is the middle game where many
plans of attack and defense, called strategy
and tactics are laid out
and employed.)
A large Cave Troll comes

The King of Rohan rides
out of the safety of Helms
Deep into the mist of the
fierce battle to destroy his
enemy or die trying.

12...Nxe4 13.Qxe4
(The line up of the
queen with the bishop
is called a battery;
from the ancient battering ram. Here it
rams the castle gate at
h7 threatening checkmate.)

out to fight.

12.Ne4 (The White
knight moves ever
closer to Black’s kingside to join his comrades-in-arms in a
coming all out assault.)

Théoden is killed by the
Ringwraith who in turn is
quickly slain by Gandolf.