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Less often, a move may discover multiple attacks, as in the first diagram where the knight's departure opens two crisscrossing diagonals. And in exceptional circumstances, it is even possible for two checks to be revealed simultaneously. The only way for this to happen in orthodox chess is by way of
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Discovered attacks—especially checks—can win material when the moving piece captures an opposing piece nominally protected by another opposing piece. If the opponent deals with the discovered attack (obligatory if it is a check), the attacking player will have time to return the moving piece out of
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8.Nxd4 Qxd4 (diagram), White can play 9.Bb5+, a discovered attack (White's bishop gets out of the way of White's queen) against Black's queen with check. Black must get out of check, then White can follow up with 10.Qxd4.
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is a direct attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another. Discovered attacks can be extremely powerful, as the piece moved can make a threat independently of the piece it reveals. Like many
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The move 1.Nc7+, besides forking both rooks with the knight, also reveals an attack on Black's queen and a check.
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capture. In the position shown in the second diagram, Black has just played 1...g7–g5. White replies 2.hxg6
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Position after 8...Qxd4. White wins Black's queen using 9.Bb5+ (Ă—), a discovered attack with check.
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When the moving piece moves to a square from which it threatens to inflict
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Chess direct attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another
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The diagram illustrates a trap in the Advance Variation of the
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From this position, 1.Bf3+ is a winning discovered check that
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to the opponent's king, the maneuver is often described as a
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Build Up Your Chess with Artur Yusupov The Fundamentals 1
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Polgar, Susan; Truong, Paul (2006). "4. Discoveries".
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harm's way. This scenario is often referred to as a
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