Every Chess Tactics Explained in 8 minutes

A decoy in chess is a tactic used to lure an opponent's piece away from its current position, typically where it's defending something important. This can be done for various reasons, but usually it's to open up an opportunity to capture a more valuable piece, deliver a check, or even checkmate the king.

An X-ray attack in chess is a tactic where a piece indirectly controls a square through an enemy piece, like seeing through it with X-ray vision. It can be used for either offense or defense.

A desperado piece is a piece that is already doomed to be captured but can take an enemy piece or damage the opponent's position before being captured.

Underpromotion is a tactic in which the promoting pawn can be a Knight, Rook, or Bishop. This surprising move is a game changer, often used to prevent stalemate and achieve specific tactics not possible with the queen.

 Overloading occurs in chess when a player assigns a piece too many defensive duties at once, and the piece cannot execute them properly.

 rook on the seventh rank is a superpowerful tactic that can attack the opponent's pawns and trap the king on the eighth rank. They can also coordinate with each other to threaten checkmates.

A discovered attack is a chess tactic that occurs when a player moves a piece to reveal an attack by another piece. The move can create a double attack, two threats at once, or a check known as a discovered check. Discovered attacks are effective because the defender often cannot meet both threats simultaneously, which usually means the attacker will gain some material.

In chess, a fork is a tactic where a single piece attacks multiple enemy pieces simultaneously. The attacking piece is known as the forking piece, and the attacked pieces are called the forked pieces. Forks are also called double attacks.

Smothering involves sacrificing the material to force the opponent’s pieces to block the king’s escape.

In chess, clearance refers to a tactical concept specifically used in sacrifices. It involves giving up some of your material (a piece) to open up attacks.

Pawn breakthrough is a super powerful tactic in the endgame, in which a player can sacrifice multiple pawns to create an unstoppable passed pawn.

In chess, a pin is like a sneak attack. You threaten two pieces with one move, but if your opponent moves the first piece to protect the other, something more valuable gets exposed! This forces them to keep that piece stuck, limiting their moves.

In chess, a skewer is a tactic that involves attacking two pieces in a line, similar to a pin, but with the more valuable piece in front of the less valuable piece. The opponent must move the more valuable piece to avoid being captured, exposing the less valuable piece, which can then be captured.

A windmill is a rare chess tactic where a player repeatedly gains material while creating an alternating series of checks. The player uses this tactic to force the opponent to check every move, making it impossible to prevent their pieces from being captured. This can lead to the player capturing enemy pieces, checkmating the opponent, or forcing a draw.

Great video Prabin. Well done