Beyond the basic tactics of Pins and Forks, lies the creative avenue of advanced tactics like Discovered Attack, Double Checks and Combinations! Combining different tactical and strategic elements can help us create a beautiful piece of art over the board in the form of a unique and well-played chess game. Let's level up by diving into the world of advanced chess tactics! Discovered Attack: Imagine our Rook lurking behind our Bishop, placed on the same file, seemingly harmless. The opponent’s Queen is on the same file as these 2 pieces, but for the time being, the Bishop acts as a wall between our Rook and the opponent’s Queen, thus safeguarding her.
Suddenly, we move the Bishop out of the way, capturing a Knight on the side. While we moved our Bishop, we simultaneously unleashed the Rook’s hidden power! Now the Opponent has not only parted with a Knight but his Queen is also exposed to the Rook’s direct attack. He will have to choose between re-capturing the Bishop and giving up his Queen or moving the Queen out of harm’s way and losing his Knight for free.
This is the essence of a Discovered Attack; a piece, either a Bishop, Rook, or Queen, suddenly attacks an opponent’s piece when another piece of our own that was previously blocking it’s path moves out of the way. Q: What will you play as White? A: As soon as the Bishop moves from the d4 square, it simultaneously opens up a path for the Rook on d1, who will now attack the Black Queen on d7. 1.
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