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Glossary Chess / Term

Attraction

A type of decoy involving a sacrifice of a minor or major piece on a square next to the enemy king, forcing the king to abandon the defense of another square. For example, the black queen has interposed to block a check from the white queen, and White can check the king from the opposite direction to win the queen.

Permanent link Attraction - Creation date 2021-12-25


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