In chess, a tactic is a sequence of moves that each makes one or more immediate threats – a check, a material threat, a checkmating sequence threat, or...

In chess, a fork is a tactic in which a piece attacks multiple enemy pieces simultaneously. The attacker usually aims to capture one of the forked pieces...

escaped only by moving the king. Sometimes a given check is part of a chess tactic such as a fork, a skewer, or a discovered attack on another piece. In...

defender is interrupted by sacrificially interposing a piece. It is a chess tactic which seldom arises, and is therefore often overlooked. Opportunities...

(also known as removal of the guard, or removing the defender) is a chess tactic in which a defensive piece is captured, leaving one of the opponent's...

Triangulation is a tactic used in chess to put one's opponent in zugzwang (a position in which it is a disadvantage to move). Triangulation is also called...

Undermine (Warcraft), a fictional location in Warcraft Undermining (chess), a chess tactic in which a defensive piece is captured Social undermining, the opposite...

a modern firefighting apparatus Hook and ladder (chess), or deflection sacrifice, a chess tactic Hook and ladder (football), a type of trick play used...

In chess, a pin is a tactic in which a defending piece cannot move out of an attacking piece's line of attack without exposing a more valuable defending...

A block is a defensive tactic in chess in response to an attack, consisting of interposing a piece between the opponent's attacking piece and the piece...

bad or good are ubiquitous in chess literature. Some publications intended for an international audience, such as the Chess Informant, have a wide range...

a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of...

"intermediate move"; also called an in-between move or intermezzo) is a chess tactic in which a player, instead of playing the expected move (commonly a recapture)...

A tactic is a conceptual action or short series of actions with the aim of achieving a short-term goal. This action can be implemented as one or more specific...

In chess, a decoy is a tactic that lures an enemy man off its square and away from its defensive role. Typically this means away from a square on which...

The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject...

In chess, a windmill (or seesaw) is a tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating...

This example uses algebraic notation. Deflection in chess is a tactic that forces an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus...

or battlefield Chess tactics Political tactics TACTIC (military program), a U.S. military research program conducted by DARPA A tactic is a procedure...

A pawn storm, sometimes called a pawn avalanche, is a chess tactic in which several pawns are moved in rapid succession toward the opponent's defenses...

Overloading (also overworking) is a chess tactic in which a defensive piece is given an additional defensive assignment which it cannot complete without...

In chess, a combination is a sequence of moves, often initiated by a sacrifice, which leaves the opponent few options and results in tangible gain. At...

appear in connection with practically any kind of attacking or defensive chess tactic or combination of tactics. Such tactics can involve checkmating the opponent...

In chess, a clearance sacrifice is a tactical motif which involves a square on the chessboard being vacated to open up lines of attack. The tactic may...

Computer chess includes both hardware (dedicated computers) and software capable of playing chess. Computer chess provides opportunities for players to...

infraction in the sport of ice hockey and lacrosse. Cross-check (chess), a chess tactic of blocking a check with a check to force the exchange of pieces...

In chess, an X-ray or X-ray attack is a tactic where a piece indirectly controls a square from the other side of an intervening piece. Generally, a piece...

In chess, a cross-check (or counter-check) is a tactic in which a check is played in response to a check, especially when the original check is blocked...

In chess, a discovered attack is a direct attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another. Discovered attacks can be extremely powerful...

In chess, a skewer is an attack upon two pieces in a line and is similar but opposite to a pin; the difference is that in a skewer, the more valuable...