Saturday 26 September 2009

The Double Attack


The Double Attack is simultaneous attack by a single unit on two hostile units. This attack is economical and profitable. It appeals to the player who knows how to get the maximum effects from his pieces. The Queen, with its wide cruising range and ability to attack in several directions by vertical, lateral, and diagonal moves, is the ideal piece for Double Attack. In the given diagram, the Queen threatens mate in one direction and menaces an unguarded knight in another direction. Result: white wins a Knight by force. But even a lowly Pawn can engineer a Double Attack. As a matter of fact, the Pawn fork is particularly dangerous because the pawn has least value of any chess Unit.

2 comments:

  1. The double attack is a very common tactic, it has bigger chances of causing weakens in the opponents game, it can be used in any part of the game. It’s simple, Two Attacks for the price of One.
    Personally I think that's a cool tactic that most players would probably be able to translate that into a win.

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  2. It’s one among the best moves in game of chess, it can be used accurately only by some players. Chess is the game of reading opponents mind, when you have to make this move success it must not leave any traces behind it. White gains maximum benefits by this move.

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