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Hi everyone! This is Pomi. And now I'm going to show you an important tool in chess, its name is Deflection. What is the Deflection? The deflection is a chess tactic that forces a piece to move away from a square, sometimes to make a forced mate, or for gaining material. Generally it happens when a piece is overloaded (defending multiple things, like pieces, checkmates, etc. at the same time). Here's an example where we can use deflection to deliver checkmate: Here's an example where we can use deflection to promote a pawn: Here's an example where we can win a piece using deflection: Why are deflections important? Deflections (like many other chess tactics) are important because they can help you generally gaining material, delivering checkmate, or promoting a pawn. But you can use it for many other things. Puzzles: Checkmate Black using a deflection. Take the Black Queen using a deflection. Take the Black Queen using a deflection (again) and a pin. Thanks for reading! I hope you can use this in your games! Also, thanks @tsrif1 for helping me with the article

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Hi! This is Pomi. And now I'm going to show you two important chess tactics you have to know, which are the and the Pins and the Skewers. What are those two terms? Pin: The pin is a very fundamental tactic in chess that consists on restricting the move of one or more pieces of your opponent. When you attack two aligned pieces, and the most important is back, so he can't move the front piece. Look at this example: What is an Absolute Pin? An absolute pin is when a piece is covering an attack on the king, and you pin the front piece. So it can't move, because if it moves, it will be in check. Look at this example: Skewer: The skewer is a tactic that consists on forcing a piece to move, so you can take advantage of that, sometimes gaining material, or making a forced checkmate, sometimes making a trap, etc. It happens when you attack the file or diagonal where your opponent's pieces are aligned up. In a skewer, the most valuable piece is attacked first, so it will have to move and then you can take the piece behind it, or do the thing you wanted to do (create a trap or a forced mate, etc.) Look at this another example: What's the difference of the skewer and the pin? A skewer is like a pin, there just one difference. In a skewer, the most valuable piece is the one that you're attacking directly, while a less valuable piece is behind it. In a pin, is the opposite. You're attacking the less valuable piece directly, while a more valauable biece stands behind it. Why are those two tactics important? The skewer is very dangerous, because it can help you a lot to win material. The pin is very useful because it reduces your opponent candidate moves, and you can better predict the next move. It also helps to win material. Puzzles: Find a way to gain material with a pin. We can take the b6 Knight with a pin. Can you find the way to do it? You can win a Rook and a Pawn by a Knight, with a skewer. Find the way to do it. Look at this board. It seems that we are slightly better. But there's a trap to take the Black's Queen. Try to find it. Thanks for reading! I hope you can use this in your games! Also, thanks @tsrif1 for helping me with the article

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Hi everyone. I wanna know, what are your favorite openings and defenses? My favorite openings and defenses are: White: Italian Game, Ruy Lopez Opening, Scotch Game, English Opening, Queen's Gambit, Reti Opening, Queen's Gambit, Queen's Pawn Opening (Chigorin Variation), Queen's Pawn Opening (Zukertort Variation), Bishop's Opening, and Four Knights Opening (Three Knight's Opening too). Black: French Defense, Reversed Sicilian (for english opening), Pirc Defense, Horwitz Defense, Alekhine's Defense, Nimzowitsch Defense, Doubled King's Pawn (1. e4 e5), and the Sicilian Defense. What about you? Post your favorite openings and defenses here!

Try to solve it:

Find the correct moves in this line of the French Defense:

Hi everyone! This is Pomi. And now I'm going to show you two important chess tactics you have to know, which are the Double Attacks and the Discovered Attacks. First of all, what are those two terms? Double Attack: The double attack is a very fundamental tactic in chess that consists on attacking two pieces at the same time, like in this example: This double attack was also a check. But not every double attacks are checks too. Look at this example: What's the difference of Double Attack and Fork? Fork: Is when you're attacking two or more pieces with one piece. Double Attack: Is when you're attacking two or more things (like a piece and a checkmate) and not necessarily with one piece. Discovered Attack: A discovered attack is a dangerous tactic that consist on moving one piece out of the way to reveal a previously blocked attack by another piece, like this: If the discovered attack is also a check, it's known as Discovered Check. So this example is a discovered check. Another example of discovered attack is: It's important to know these two tactics, because combining them, we can get very good results! Puzzles: Find a double attack that let us get the black's Bishop: Find a way to make a discovered attack and a double attack at the same time: The discovered attacks are useful also in the opening and development, like in this puzzle: Why are they important to know? It's important to know them because they will make you be a better player and they will make you win a lot of matches! Here are two examples: Now, you know what double attacks and discovered attacks are, and how you can combine them. Good luck using that knowledge in your own games!

Try to find the mate in 11:

Try to find the way to take white's Queen:

The two positions below are forced mates that I had in a game. I couldn't see them, but I hope you do! Find the forced mates:

This position is a mate in 15, but black made some mistakes, and checkmate was faster than 15 moves. Hope you enjoy it!

Find the mate in 2:

Find the mate in 4:

Here black pieces are winning by a rook. But white makes a mistake, and now it's a Mate in 3! Try to find the way to checkmate white:

Hi. This club wasn't too active last days. So I made this forum, where you can give ideas for making this club more active. So, what are you waiting for? Tell us your ideas!

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IN EVERY CHESS CLUB I'VE EVER SEEN THERE ARE AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE SAYING "CAN I BECOME ADMIN?" why?