This may seem a surprising subject for a book on tactical motifs. But defense is not merely passive, and in fact the best defense is never merely passive. Resourceful defense often calls for a through mastery of tactics. Without such mastery, many a desperate position would utterly collapse.
Let us explain Defensive combination, with the help of an example. See the given diagram. In this diagram, White, who is just about to lose his Queen, seems on the point of resigning. Yet he evolves a neat plan for winning Black’s Queen in return. And in the last analysis, this plan depends on a Knight Fork.
It has been best said that counter attack is the best defense.
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