00:00You could lose everything.
00:01So that's why we should look at all these threats.
00:03And while we recognize that our king is in trouble,
00:06we have to do something very dramatic,
00:08which in our case is check.
00:10Because when we check opponent's king,
00:13at least we win some time.
00:15And it's in this situation,
00:16it's very important to remember that
00:18we do with each move,
00:20we actually do two functions.
00:22So it's check,
00:24but it's also removing rook from an attack.
00:27And then second move is
00:28removing this rook from the attack
00:30will also take the pawn
00:31and eliminate mating threat.
00:32There is no strict rule
00:35that if you're under attack,
00:37whether you try to consolidate your position
00:39and just to defend the pieces
00:41and to have rock-solid structure,
00:47or you want to do counterattack.
00:49You have to make an assessment.
00:51And that's the beauty of the game.
00:53That's the mystery of the game of chess,
00:55that in many situations,
00:57you have to make your own adjustments.
01:00You know the basics,
01:01but at the end of the day,
01:02it's very important that you make the decision
01:06based on very concrete factors.
01:09In our case,
01:10if you look at this position,
01:11check is the only way to survive.
01:14Obviously, when you have rooks
01:15and you have,
01:16they are in the open,
01:19check is a natural option.
01:21But I know that some of the amateurs,
01:23they like checks.
01:25They want just to make too many checks,
01:26and I have to warn them
01:28against using checks all the time
01:30because it may not be the best way
01:32of protecting your position.
01:36Sometimes checks could make it worse.
01:38But looking at the check
01:40as a first counter option
01:43if you are under double attack,
01:45that can be recommended.
01:46I think maybe I just have my own game.
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