A theme in composition in which the movement of a defending piece to block an attacker automatically clears the way for a second attacker.
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Quotes of the Day
I’ve been playing chess professionally for 35 years! It’s a long time, and when people can still say that they enjoy my chess, that’s great.
Nigel Short 2016
it would have been a debacle if Karjakin had become the 17th World Champion.
Garry Kasparov 2016
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
Kasparov doesn’t care about chess, but only about himself and his political goals
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2015
In chess,honestly,nobody cares how beautiful you play,if Morphy would be 2710 today,he would not get a single invitation.
Teymur Rajabov 2017