ANTI-CRITICAL Move

Move of the line piece through the critical square in order to avoid covering.

Parrying the threat, black makes anti-critical moves (1…Bh2 and 1…Ra5) in order to avoid checkmate Rf4 or Sc5, but at the same time these moves are critical ones, because the new mates (3. Sd6# and 3.Sg5#) appear as a result of the covering.

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