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by Etienne LEROUX (Pictures)
and Michel BRUNEAU (Script)






     I am John and I dream to beat Mary in Chess!      I am Mary and I enjoy discovering great Chess Secrets!

    All pictures on this pages are from the French Artist Etienne LEROUX   

     Etienne LEROUX French Artist - Painter, Designer and Photographer

Main CHESS TOPICS studied in the «Caissa and Kids» Comic Strip

CHESS TOPIC

Symbol(s)

Chapter

Image(s)

Chessboard

The Chessboard

I

II & III

LIGHT SQUARE

     A LIGHT Square of the board   

I

III

DARK SQUARE

     A DARK Square of the board   

I

III

Chess Pieces

The Chess Pieces

I

V & VI

RANK

A Rank of the Chessboard

I

III

FILE (Line)

A File of the Chessboard

I

IV

OPEN FILE

An OPEN FILE is a File not obstructed by a Pawn of each colour

VII

V ->

DIAGONAL

A Diagonal of the Chessboard

III

IV

OPEN DIAGONAL

An OPEN DIAGONAL is a Diagonal not obstructed by a Pawn of each colour

VII

IV ->

WHITE ARMY

   The WHITE ARMY is initially situated on Ranks 1 & 2

I

V

BLACK ARMY

   The BLACK ARMY is initially situated on Ranks 7 & 8

I

V

CHECK

      CHECK the opponent King is create an immediate threat     against him   

II

IV

CHECKMATE

      CHECKMATE the opponent King is the true Goal of the Chess Game   

II

IV

The KING

     The King is the most significant piece on the board   

II

I to IV

The QUEEN

     The Queen is the most powerful piece on the board   

II

V & VI

The ROOK

     The Rook is, after the Queen, the most powerful piece on the board   

III

I & II

The BISHOP

     The Bishop plays only Diagonally   

III

IV

the KNIGHT

     The Knight is the Only Chessman able to Jump over other Chess pieces   

III

V

The PAWN

     The Pawn plays by moving ONE or excetionally TWO Squares Forward   

IV

II to IV

White First MOVE

   Interesting White    first moves   

IV

V ->
VI ->

Black First MOVE

   Interesting Black    first moves   

V

IV ->

The CENTER

     The CENTER of the board is constituted    by four squares:      d4, e4, d5, e5   

V

I ->
II ->

OCCUPATION
& CONTROL

       OCCUPATION and CONTROL are both very important    concepts in      the Chess Game   

V

III ->
IV ->

ATTACK
& THREAT

         ATTACK and THREAT are both very important    concepts in      the Chess Game   

V

V ->

PROTECTION

      The White Piece (a Chessman or a Pawn) is PROTECTED by the White Pawn   

V

V ->

DEFENSIVE PLAY

      A DEFENSIVE PLAY results of a defen- sive organisation against an Attack of the opponent   

V

VI ->

COUNTER PLAY

      A COUNTER PLAY is a counterattack in response to an Attack of the other side   

V

VI ->

DEVELOPMENT & SPACE ADVANTAGE

      The DEVELOPMENT results from good DEVELOPING MOVES and may lead to a significant SPACE ADVANTAGE   

V

VI ->

WEAK POINT

      In an Open Game the f7-square is very often a WEAK    POINT for Black   

VI

I ->

KNIGHT FORK

      A KNIGHT FORK is the attack by a Knight of    two pieces of the other camp   

VI

I ->

ROYAL FORK

      A ROYAL FORK is the attack by a Knight of    King & Queen of the other camp   

VIII

VI ->

SHORT CASTLING

      SHORT CASTLING means Castling on the Kingside   

VII

I to III

LONG CASTLING

      LONG CASTLING means Castling on the Queenside   

VII

III ->

ITIATIVE

      When you play Chess you must try to reach    the INITIATIVE   

VI

I ->

PIN MOVE

      A piece is PINNED if it cannot play because it protects a more valuble piece   

VIII

<- I

ONLY MOVE

      In some positions a camp has an ONLY MOVE at his disposal   

VIII

<- I

(MATERIAL)
SACRIFICE

         It is usual in a Chess game to SACRIFICE a Chess Piece in view to get various other      advantages   

IX

IV ->

WIN or LOSE
the QUALITY

         The QUALITY is the difference of value between a Rook and a      Minor Piece   

X

II ->

PENETRATION
in the other CAMP

      PENETRATE in the other camp is a decisive advantage   

X

IV ->

GOOD PAWN
STRUCTURE

         A GOOD PAWN STRUCTURE is constituted by linked Pawns   

X

IV ->

BAD PAWN
STRUCTURE

         A BAD PAWN STRUCTURE is constituted by isolated Pawns   

X

IV ->

COMBINATION
TACTICS

      A COMBINATION is a short series of moves played in view to reach a tactical advantage   

IX
X

IV ->
<- I

PLAN &
STRATEGY

      The STRATEGY and in particular the PLAN followed by a Chess Player reveal his understanding of the Game   

X

<- I



     in the following Endgame Position you can see the White c6-PASSED PAWN   


     In spite of the Knight Fork, White has a winning game


     Before the PROMOTION of the White c-Pawn, Black has a great MATERIAL ADVANTAGE


     After the PROMOTION of his c7-Pawn, White has a WINNING GAME


     The game is rather BALANCED but we notice the WEAK ISALATED d6-Pawn


     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image I
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       A good example of a COUNTERATTACK in response of an ATTACK of the Opponent   


       All the subtlety of this position is that the Black Knight ATTACKS the UNPROTECTED White Queen and THREATENS     15... Nxe4+!   


     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image II
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       White decides to    SACRIFICE the QUALITY in view to eliminate the dangerous f6-Knight   


     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image III
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       The White King    go on to the ATTACK!   


     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image IV
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     The d8-Black Rook CONTROLS the OPEN d-FILE   


     If you observe carefully this Position you see that White has from this point a good CONTROL of squares d1, d2 & d3   



        Each camp tries   to reinforce pro- gressively his position   



        Finally Mary and   John agree    for the DRAW!   


     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image V
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     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image VI
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     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image VII
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     'CAISSA AND KIDS' by Etienne LEROUX and Michel BRUNEAU Chap. X - Image VIII
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