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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Not all decoy tactics result in checkmate, sometimes material can be won.

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White's bishop threatens the Queen by moving to b5, but allows white to fork the King and Queen in the next move.

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Knight c7 check, forces the king to move and allows white to capture the Queen..

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