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English (EN)A checkmate provided by a queen or rook along a back rank from which the king that has been mated is unable to take some action because it is blocked by friendly pieces on the second rank.
Postponement of a chess game with the plan to finish it later. It was once very basic in high-level competition, often happening soon after the first time control, but the practice has been ...
Also known as guard or defender removal, is a tactic in which an opponent's defending piece is captured leaving the important pieces vulnerable to a series of attack or capture.
A move that gives up a piece in the hopes of achieving advantage in tactical or positional forms. It is also a series of exchanges where the player loses a piece of lower value and the opponent loses ...
A chess tactic that ensnare a powerful chess piece such as the queen or king, by forcing it to be moved in the desired position by using a sacrifice on that square.
A tactic that made the opposing piece leave its ground resulting in exposing a valuable chess piece. It is commonly used in a combination or to perform a finishing attack.
Also known as intermediate move, is a tactic that poses an immediate threat first before making the expected move first. As a result, the defending side will respond to the immediate threat first.
