The Art of Attack || Chessable Edition (Notes)

1 - For mate to be obtained, the king must be deprived of nine

squares if it is in the middle of the board, six squares if it is on
the edge, or four if it is in the corner.
2 - The initial position of the king before it castles contains two
main weaknesses. One is that it is exposed if the e-file is
opened up; the second is that the square f7 in Black's position
( f2 is the corresponding weak point for White ) is vulnerable,
since it is covered by the king alone
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