The power of a discovered attack oftenВ lies in the fact that you can use it to set up a double attack.Дiagram above: Black can вЂњdiscover an attackвЂќ on whiteвЂ™s queen by moving the bishop.

Discovered AttackДЄ discovered attack occurs when moving a piece reveals a strong threat from a piece hiding behind it. Instead, white uses a desperado to вЂњget something for his queenвЂќ before playing Rxb7. The example will illustrate a desperado tactic:Дiagram above: White wants to play Rxb7 but black will then play Rxe7, resulting in an equal exchange of the queens. It is in essence a combination of a sacrifice and a zwischenzug. DesperadoДesperado is when you sacrifice an attacked piece before making another capture. After the trade you will be able to take advantage of the newly weakened square:Дiagram above: White plays 1.Rxe8 with the idea to deflect the black knight on f6 so that it does not defend the d7-square anymore. You deflect a defending piece by capturing another piece it is supposed to defend.

DeflectionДeflection is a from of removing a defender. If black plays 1вЂ¦ Kc6, then white will play 2.a6, again luring the king away from the other pawn. Since that piece canвЂ™t be in two places at the same time, a decoy can help you achieve your goal.Дiagram above: White plays 1.d6 and now the black king is helpless. DecoyДЄ decoy is a tactical idea where you lure your opponent piece away from where it is needed. Cross-checkДЄ cross-check occurs when a player blocks a check against their king and in the process checks the opponentвЂ™s king.Дiagram above: Black made a mistake by playing 1вЂ¦ Qd2+ because white blocks the check and at the same time checks the black king, which means that, after the king gets out of check, black will lose the hanging rook on b6. Instead of moving the rook, black finds a counter-threat, 1вЂ¦ Qd4+, followed by Qxb4. The point is 2.Kxh1 Qh8+ 3.Kg1 Qh2# Counter ThreatДiagram above: White just played 1.Bb4, threatening to capture the rook on f1. Get your copy of the 7 skills training modelДownload this helpful summaryВ of the important skills you need to train!Дiagram above: 1вЂ¦ Rh1+ clears the h8-square for the queen. This battery setup can place a lot of pressure along the file theyвЂ™re on (in this case AlekhineвЂ™s opponent resigned 4 moves later). Nimzowitsch, San Remo 1930).Дiagram above: White played Qc1. The diagram below is from the actual game where this formation got its name from (Alekhine vs. Battery / AlekhineвЂ™s GunДЄlekhineвЂ™s gun is a special case of a battery where two rooks are stacked one behind another and the queen at the rear. Battery / Queen and BishopДiagram above: 1.Qxg7# The queen is supported by the bishop on b2. Two rooks can dominate an open rank or file if they manage to form an unopposed battery on it.Дiagram above: 1.Rd8+ Rxd8 2.Rxd8# The back-up provided by the second rook delivers the checkmate. The queen, of course, can be part of a battery on a rank, file or diagonal. The rooks can form a battery on a rank or file whilst the bishops can be part of a battery on a diagonal. Only queens, rooks and bishops can form a battery. In chess, a battery refers to lining up two or more pieces on the same diagonal, rank or file. The point is that after 1вЂ¦ Kxf6, white will play 2.Bc3+, a skewer that wins the black rook on h8. AttractionДЄttraction tactics occur when you lure (or force) an enemy piece onto a square where it will become vulnerable to another tactical ideas:Дiagram above:В 1.Rxf6 attracts the black king to the f6-square. Note: The above list of chess tactics exclude common checkmate patterns.

Tactical Patterns Bundle Deal вЂ“ more infoвЂ¦ДЇor easy reference the tactics are listed in alphabetical order:.

You can also check out my large collection of tactical exercises, conveniently sorted by motif (including checkmate patterns): For the sake of completeness IвЂ™ll add examples of all the common terms, even if they are sometimes essentially the same thing as another term. For example: attraction, deflection, decoy and removing the defender can in some situations appear to be the same thing. You will note that there are some overlap among the terms. The purpose of this lesson is to make you aware of all the key tactical ideas in chess. The point is simply to familiarize yourself with the workings of the tactic. There is no need to memorize the exact positions. The list of chess tactics below is quite long. But on this page you will find a fairly comprehensive list of chess tactics, 56 in total, with simplified examples of how they work. Many tactical patterns share similar ideas with other named patterns and because of this overlap itвЂ™s difficult to say exactly how many unique tactics exist. Get your copy of the 7 skills training modelДownload this helpful summaryВ of the important skills you need to train! How many chess tactics are there? In this lesson you will find a list of chess tactics that you should learn as part of training your tactical skill.

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