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An attacking technique where a group of pawns on one wing is advanced to break up the defense
A pin against the king is called
A formation in which a queen backs up two rooks on the same file is called
The goddess of chess
Making a path for a king in the endgame by providing protective cover against checks from line-pieces. A well-known example is the Lucena position.
an endgame drawing technique in which the side behind in material sets up a zone of protection that the opponent cannot make progress.
A game in which the players quickly agree to a draw after making little or no effort to win
A white bishop developed to the c4- square or a black bishop developed to c5 is callled
To move a piece between an attacking piece and its target, blocking the line of attack. It's also one of the three possible responses to a check
A checkmating pattern, which occurs by sacrificing the queen on c3 or c6 is called