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13 Cards in this Set
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Skewer |
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How do you win equal positions? |
Create unexpected problems or unbalance the position, unless you are in time trouble
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How do you unbalance a position physically? |
Alter the pawn structure or introduce material imbalance
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How do you unbalance a position tactically?
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Create sudden threats or sharpen the position
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How do you unbalance a position strategically? |
Create strategic dilemmas
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Absolute pin |
When piece is pinned to the king |
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Relative pin |
When a piece is pinned to the queen or a less valuable piece |
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Gang-up pin |
When more pieces attack a pinned piece |
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Broken pin |
When a pin allows a counter tactic, usually a knight pinned to queen by bishop, moves with check to allow queen to take the bishop |
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Types of pins |
absolute relative gang-up removal of the defender defensive broken pin |
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Zwischenzug |
When you make a check or a powerful tempo move in-between an obvious recapture |
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The Siberian Trap |
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Semi-smothered mate |
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