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You have practised this before. This lesson is a bit harder. Now, there are two attackers. You are to capture the one and flee from the other – both in one move!!
Take a look at the example. It explains how to do this.
What do you have to do?
Defend your piece by capturing the attacker! In doing so, you keep your opponent from taking one of your pieces.
Defense: capturing and moving
Sometimes you can win points by defending! By capturing the attacker, for instance.You have practised this before. This lesson is a bit harder. Now, there are two attackers. You are to capture the one and flee from the other – both in one move!!
Take a look at the example. It explains how to do this.
What do you have to do?
Defend your piece by capturing the attacker! In doing so, you keep your opponent from taking one of your pieces.
White’s rook is under attack from the bishop and the rook.
But Black’s rook is in the same situation.
White is to move.
He can take the rook in two ways.
It might seem logical to have the bishop take the rook, since it is next to it.
But that doesn’t win White any points. Because next, Black’s bishop will take the white rook. This is a trade.
It is better for White to move the attacked piece. He uses it to capture Black’s rook.
That’s two birds in one stone! White moves his rook into safety. And he takes the attacker at the same time.
This gains White 5 points!
But Black’s rook is in the same situation.
White is to move.
He can take the rook in two ways.
It might seem logical to have the bishop take the rook, since it is next to it.
But that doesn’t win White any points. Because next, Black’s bishop will take the white rook. This is a trade.
It is better for White to move the attacked piece. He uses it to capture Black’s rook.
That’s two birds in one stone! White moves his rook into safety. And he takes the attacker at the same time.
This gains White 5 points!
