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Have a look at the example. White can threaten mate while at the same time attacking a piece. Another smart move to win points!
What do you have to do?
Use a discovered attack to win material. You can do this in two ways:
1. The front piece attacks a piece. The back piece attacks a mating square.
2. The front piece attacks a mating square. The back piece attacks a piece.
Special attacks: discovered attack (2)
Do you remember the double attack on a piece and a mating square? You can do the same thing with a discovered attack!Have a look at the example. White can threaten mate while at the same time attacking a piece. Another smart move to win points!
What do you have to do?
Use a discovered attack to win material. You can do this in two ways:
1. The front piece attacks a piece. The back piece attacks a mating square.
2. The front piece attacks a mating square. The back piece attacks a piece.
White sees a ‘bank rank mate’.
All he has to do is move his knight.
He makes his knight attack the black rook.
Should Black defend his rook, he is checkmated.
It is better for Black to defend against mate by moving his king.
Even though this costs him his rook!
All he has to do is move his knight.
He makes his knight attack the black rook.
Should Black defend his rook, he is checkmated.
It is better for Black to defend against mate by moving his king.
Even though this costs him his rook!
