Checkmate Puzzles – Blockade – Expert Level
Goal of the Tactics: Checkmate Tactical Element: Blockade Level: Expert (2000-2300 ELO)
Explore Chess TacticsCheckmate Puzzles – Blockade – Advanced Level
Goal of the Tactics: Checkmate Tactical Element: Blockade Level: Advanced (1600-2000 ELO)
Explore Chess TacticsCheckmate Puzzles – Blockade – Beginner Level
Goal of the Tactics: Checkmate Tactical Element: Blockade Level: Beginner (>1600 ELO) ...
Explore Chess TacticsCheckmate Puzzles – Blockade
Goal of the Tactics: Checkmate Tactical Element: Blockade Level: Any
Explore Chess TacticsTactical Element – Clearing
Tactical element Clearing, just like Blockade, has several different types. Clearing the square is the opposite element of blocking the square. In this case, our piece occupies the square that we need for the other piece’s operation, so we move the first piece away to clear the square. Botvinnik has moved his bishop with a check, clearing the c4 …
Explore Chess TacticsTactical Element – Discovered Attack
In the discovered attack formation one piece opens the line for the other piece (line piece – queen, rook or bishop) of the same side. The line piece performs an attack or a threat to the enemy camp. 1.Rb6+ discovers the bishop check and the checkmate is unavoidable. Here the moved piece, that is the white rook, does not …
Explore Chess TacticsTactical Element – Blockade
Blockade in general is one of the fundamental operations in chess. We will take the somewhat broader definition of Blockade as tactical element and distinguish three separate cases. The first case is Blockade of the square. You cannot move your piece to a square that is already occupied by one of your pawns or pieces. We say that square …
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