{"id":502,"date":"2022-10-18T07:35:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T07:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/?page_id=502"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T08:05:54","slug":"dont-forget-this-simple-bearoff-technique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/index.php\/dont-forget-this-simple-bearoff-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t forget this simple bearoff technique"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blunder-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-503\" width=\"768\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blunder-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blunder-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blunder-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blunder.jpg 1174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>This is probably something that all advanced players know, but still: in this position, moving the 6 first with 8\/2 and then the 3 with 3\/1 is a horrible blunder (costs nearly half a point). 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