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is a move that inhibits an opponent piece from moving, because doing so would expose a more valuable (or vulnerable) piece behind it. Only bishops, rooks, and queens can perform a pin, since they can move more than one square in a straight line. If the pinned piece cannot move because doing so would
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chess piece, so pawns are often used to capture defended pieces. A single pawn typically forces a more powerful piece, such as a rook or a knight, to retreat. The ability to fork two enemy pieces by advancing a pawn is often a threat. Alternately, a pawn move can itself reveal a
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of some material is often necessary to throw the opponent's position out of balance, potentially gaining positional advantage. The sacrificed material is sometimes later offset with a consequent material gain. Pawn sacrifices in the opening are known as
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sequence threat, or the threat of another tactic – that culminates in the opponent's being unable to respond to all of the threats without making some kind of concession. Most often, the immediate benefit takes the form of a
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2911:Indian Defence
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3564:Chess tactics
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3534:
3529:
3528:
3525:
3519:
3518:Solving chess
3516:
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3511:
3509:
3508:Chess prodigy
3506:
3502:
3499:
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3491:Chess problem
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3152:triangulation
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3147:Tarrasch rule
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3107:Queen vs pawn
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2921:Modern Benoni
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2901:Dutch Defence
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2778:King's Gambit
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2693:Grob's Attack
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2683:Dunst Opening
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2673:Benko Opening
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2670:
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2665:Flank opening
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2170:Chess museums
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2138:Notable games
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1898:Rating system
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