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Chess tactics

Removing the defender

Take the piece that guards something, then take what it guarded.

Example

The rook attacks the bishop on d4, but the knight defends it.

  1. 1. Bxc6+: Remove the defender first (with check, too).
  2. 1... bxc6: Black takes back…
  3. 2. Rxd4: …and the bishop on d4 has nobody guarding it.

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