In chess, shapes and geometry play a big part in the game. In the following position, white can win a pawn by force starting with the next move. I will put the answer below the diagram so you can try to solve it; keep in mind that the word "triangle" is the clue.
In other chess news, Vladimir Kramnik won the world championship against Veselin Topalov. This match was soiled by the accusations of cheating leveled against Kramnik by Topalov after Kramnik went to the bathroom 60 times in one game. We will look at a game in a future column. To see the entire match, you can go to www.askthechessmaster.com.
The answer is Qa5+. The black queen attacks the white king and the pawn at e5.
