Trapped pieces

in chess •  3 years ago 

Even though there are 64 squares and only 32 pieces, those squares can run out and your pieces can be left out without legal moves and getting trapped. It is a frustrating situation when you can't save a piece from being taken because you didn't foresee it would get trapped a few moves before.

Sometimes, even with a pawn move, you can take away your opponent's safe squares. Even queens are vulnerable to be trapped because any trade for a lesser piece is dangerous.

The Queen is such a powerful piece and it controls so many squares, it is hard to believe it can be trapped, but with the correct tactics and a positive position, every piece is trappable.


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Black is about to make a greedy move, but an uncalculated one, giving way to a possible piece trap if white spots it, can you?

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Notice that the only safe square now for the Queen is the b6 square, what would you do to trap the Queen?

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I white moves the rook on the A file, the pawn stops being protected and the Queen gets an escape, but moving the rook on the F file, we take away all the escaping routes for the Queen, this queen will die in the next turn.

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The black queen moved too fast. The player in Black should have planned protection for the queen before exposing her that far away in enemy territory.