Friday, March 18, 2011

Chess Tactics Deflection

Deflection is a widely used tactical procedure. It is a maneuver that seeks to guide away an enemy piece, which defends a position, in order to perform a checkmate or win a piece.

You can see in the  game a simple example of how deflection is made.
Deflection is a very important tactic that comes up a lot in chess games. You should always look for ways to deflect your opponent away from different pieces or squares at all costs.

1 comment:

  1. To solve this position one must also know of x-ray so that one knows that the queen defends the rook (and vica versa)if white is allowed to play Rxd8 in the first example.

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