Decoy

in chess •  3 years ago 

Decoy is a tactic where you force a piece to a square that it doesn't want to be on. This can be used to remove a defender, lure a piece into a fork or even lure a king into checkmate.


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White hopes to trade bishops in a desperate situation, trying to find chances to draw. Can you decoy White's rook to a square where it will be lost to a fork?

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White's rook is decoyed to a forking square - win the rook!

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Black ends up winning a rook and a bishop for a rook and this endgame is won.

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