Glossary of Chess Terminology

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Glossary of chess terminology Blockade is a tactical method. With this special type of decoy the player forces his/her opponent to block the way of another, more important piece (often the king) of their own, which then becomes an object of attack. 1...Kg8-h8 2.Ne5-f7+ Kh8-g8 3.Nf7-h6++ Kg8- h8 4.Qd5-g8+! Re8xg8 5.Nh6-f7# Breaking the shelter of the king can be realized by sacrifices. Starting point for combinations like this are weaknesses caused by the pushing of the pawns on the wing the opponent has castled to. Another reason could be a disadvantage in the development of the opponent's pieces and a lack of space. 1.Rh4xh7+ Kh8xh7 2.Qf7-h5# Catching of a piece is a tactical method which aims at limiting the moving possibilities of a piece of the opponent. This piece will be finally lost. 1...Ne7-g6!  Chasing: attacking a piece of the opponent continuously which cannot escape from these attacks and has to move to a bad place. This method leads to a draw in the end. Most frequently the result of persecution is a perpetual check (the king is object of persecution). 1.Qg6-f5 Bh5-g4 2.Qf5-g6 Bg4-h5 =  

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