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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	How many pieces does white have attacking the Knight?
1 [Next]	Answer: 3. How many pieces does Black have defending the Knight?
2 [Next]	Answer: 3. Will White win material (points) if he takes the knight?
3 [Next]	Answer: No. Usually you need either more attackers than defenders, or the first piece to capture must be less valuable than the piece being captured.
4 [Next]	Let us see what happens. This knight capture is also check.
5 [Next]	Black gets out of check by capturing the checking piece.
6 [Next]	Bishop takes Bishop.
7 [Next]	Queen takes Bishop.
8 [Next]	Queen takes Queen.
9 [Next]	Knight takes Queen. The material exchanges on the board are even. Neitehr side has won or lost anything. Some beginner players think that this is the same thing as losing your pieces but it is not! Both sides have lost the same types of pieces so the game is still even.