Tag: chess tactics
Chess Tactics—Tunnel Vision
by Tuirgin on Apr.10, 2009, under Chess
I came across this problem tonight in Paul Littlewood’s Chess Tactics:
Black to Pin White's Rook
- Black has two possible ways to pin White’s rook—what are they?
- Which one would you choose and why? (Hint—one of them is an outright blunder.)
I stared at this one for a while. Obviously the only two moves that are going to create a pin against the rook are 1…Qe4 or 1…Qe5. But which one is a blunder? I started trying to work it out in my head and I was flummoxed. I saw the same problems with either option: 2. Be2. But where was the blunder???
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