Only Chess
14 Mar 08
14 Mar 08
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- fork
- pin (somwhere I heard it is a part of the chess strategy as well)
- discovery
- double check (well, that's discovery too)
- skewer
- removing the defender (my favourite, it can really have some devastating effects)
- zugzwang (is that tactic at all ?)
- zwischenzug (or counter-tactic)
What about sacrifice ? It is tactic too. And there is tactic when you force one of your opponents piece to a square where you want it to be.
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14 Mar 08
Originally posted by ivan2908Seems you got most of them.
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- pin (somwhere I heard it is a part of the chess strategy as well)
- discovery
- double check (well, that's discovery too)
- skewer
- removing the defender (my favourite, it can really have some devastating effects)
- zugzwang (is that tactic at all ?)
- zwischenzug (or counter-tactic)
What about sacrifice ? It is tactic too. And there is ...[text shortened]... e.
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I think a true sacrifice isn't really a tactic, but a pseudo-sacrifice is a tactic.
The tactic where you force one of your opponent's pieces to a square where you want it to be is called a deflection, which I think is a special type of removal of the guard.
The only other tactic I can think of at the moment is the x-ray, which not all tactics books mention.
14 Mar 08
Originally posted by Mad RookX-ray is synonim for skewer. And I do not know if that deflection is type of removal of the guard since you can use it to force king to a square where it will be exposed and checkmated (for example deflection with rook sacrifice in order to deliver mate with queen or something...)
Seems you got most of them.
I think a true sacrifice isn't really a tactic, but a pseudo-sacrifice is a tactic.
The tactic where you force one of your opponent's pieces to a square where you want it to be is called a deflection, which I think is a special type of removal of the guard.
The only other tactic I can think of at the moment is the x-ray, which not all tactics books mention.
14 Mar 08
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Originally posted by ivan2908interference is probably cutting a defense by putting something in the way.
- fork
- pin (somwhere I heard it is a part of the chess strategy as well)
- discovery
- double check (well, that's discovery too)
- skewer
- removing the defender (my favourite, it can really have some devastating effects)
- zugzwang (is that tactic at all ?)
- zwischenzug (or counter-tactic)
What about sacrifice ? It is tactic too. And there i ...[text shortened]... e.
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14 Mar 08
Originally posted by ivan2908I think some books treat x-rays the same as skewers, but I think there's a slight difference. Skewers are always with the intent to capture material, but an x-ray can be either offensive or defensive in nature (protecting a piece through another piece). At least that's my opinion.
X-ray is synonim for skewer. And I do not know if that deflection is type of removal of the guard since you can use it to force king to a square where it will be exposed and checkmated (for example deflection with rook sacrifice in order to deliver mate with queen or something...)