Textbook skewer. Skewers also have nothing to do with piece value. The position is indeed a skewer because if the bishop moves, he loses the knight. if that knight were a king it would be a pin.
Is this a Pin? or a Skewer? What is this called really?
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that is, if the king weren't on a square the subjects it to a check by the bishop.
Dark_Army wrote:
Textbook skewer. Skewers also have nothing to do with piece value. The position is indeed a skewer because if the bishop moves, he loses the knight. if that knight were a king it would be a pin.
Yes, if either of the pieces were a King we would definitely be able to call this a pin or a skewer - the interesting question is what we ought to call it when there's no meaningful difference in piece value. I quite like the suggestion of "kebab" and suggest we adopt it. 
Of course in this position the game's drawn even if White wins one of the minor pieces.
It is a draw even if white has a rook versus a knight because
Put that in your Pipe and .... xD
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Its a pin because the knight can be used to force a draw, whereas the bishop cant do so. Therefore the knight is more valuable than a bishop and its a pin.
Oh my god!!
I totally forgot about this one.
I believe it's actually called an "X-Ray"
RecarnationOfBobby wrote:
Iam2busy wrote:
So...I'm still confused. I know it isn't a pin or a skewer, but I'm not sure what it is called.
ur rating is 1200 so shut up
attention seeker
Not seeking attention! Just wondering, because it appeared in one of my games and in a tactic puzzle too.
Dark_Army wrote:
Oh my god!!
I totally forgot about this one.
I believe it's actually called an "X-Ray"
Forgot about x-ray attacks. Sorry.
Dec 29, 2016
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When you define x-ray loosely, all pins and skewers are x-rays. There are other definitions, some of which may apply here. Nonetheless, as this particular arrangement on pieces highlights an ineffectual attack, the term kebab seems most in keeping with Greco's original ideas, insofar as we can know the contents of a book that has wholly disappeared.
neither--bishop can give check and you can save the knight.
Dec 29, 2016
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MeforChessPresident wrote:
we will call it the Trump Wall move.
That term might stick, especially if you use a more appropriate name: Babyhands, Ol' Landslide, Cheeto Jesus, Prez. PG, ...
Ol' Landslide's Wall has a nice ring and seems apropos for a tactic that isn't there, nor will be.
I have to admit, I'm a little miffed about this one. The answer seems so simple, but it really doesn't meet the definition of any common attacks (Pins, Skewers, X rays).
According to Wikipedia, there are four different types of pins:
1. Absolute Pin - Where the piece shielded by the pinned piece is the king.
In an absolute pin, the pinned piece absolutely cannot move to any square for it would be illegal.
2. Relative Pin - Where the shielded piece is of a higher value than the pinned piece.
For example: A knight is shielding a rook or a queen. This is the opposite of a skewer where the more valuable piece is the shield.
3. Partial Pin - Where the pinned piece can still move along its own file, rank or diagonal but cannot move off any of the former if it exposes a check.
For example: A white bishop on b2 attacks the black queen on e5 and the black king is on g7. The black queen can move about on the b2-g7 diagonal, but cannot move off of it.
4. Situational Pin - Where a piece being attacked should not move off of it's square because it will result in a strong attack (Often times mate or big loss of material). The pinned piece is not actually shielding another piece; it's shielding a strong attack.
For example: A black rook is attacking a white bishop, but the bishop cannot move because it will enable black to have a back-rank mate on white.
So yeah, none of these seem fit to answer the OP's question.
And then the skewer involves a piece of high value shielding a piece of lower value. I had no idea that piece value was involved. I just thought that if a piece is attacking a piece that's shielding another piece that it's a skewer. He's basically stabbing the piece through the shield.
And then IM Silman gives this article explaining what an X Ray is. It looks like an X Ray is also something much different that the definition I know. When the white queen gives check, it's an X Ray.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/x-ray---chess-taser
Dec 29, 2016
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#37
Dark_Army wrote:
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And then IM Silman gives this article explaining what an X Ray is. It looks like an X Ray is also something much different that the definition I know. When the white queen gives check, it's an X Ray.
I believe in that situation it is the rook that has the x-ray attack on the the e8 square. It is attacking a location, through another piece.
Equal value skewer/ equal value pin
You have to take this as a skewer. The bishop in the endgame is worth 3.8 and the endgame knight is worth 3.5.
This actually has some major dangers for white.
1. Bc3+ Ke2?? 2.Nd4! (Fork of the white king and rook- just a little test if black can make the bishop and knight checkmate in 50 moves)
hashimk set up a position of his own. In Iam2busy' s first position, the king was on e8, not f8. The white rook was on b5, not c5. But I like how he/she was able to do analysis and find out that in that position (#31) the fork variation was possible.
Oh, goodness! Even in the 1.Bc3+ Ke2?? 2.Nd4! variation there is a draw!
Follow along with me.
1.Bc3+ (Supposedly saving both pieces) Ke2?? 2.Nd4+ Kd4 (attacking both pieces) 3.Nxb5 (white is still being absurd and thinking of saving both pieces) Kc5!! (when the knight moves, the bishop falls and if the bishop moves, the knight falls.)
Sorry! I don't calculate a complete variation in 3.78 sec. but Stockfish 6.0 does.😉
I tell you, this is a skewer as the bishop is a piece with higher value than the knight, which sits behind the bishop. Go to the Chesskid app, make your account, press the button marked "Videos," press the button in the bottom-right corner (labeled "Library,") press quick search button "Tactics," look for the video named "Tactics: The Pin!" and watch. It is a great video by FM Mike Klein. Or, get yourself a Chess.com membership and watch the video on pins here on the site.
This actually has some major dangers for white.
1. Bc3+ Ke2?? 2.Nd4! (Fork of the white king and rook- just a little test if black can make the bishop and knight checkmate in 50 moves
hashimk set up a position of his own. In Iam2busy' s first position, the king was on e8, not f8. The white rook was on b5, not c5. But I like how he/she was able to do analysis and find out that in that position (#31) the fork variation was possible.
Oh, goodness! Even in the 1.Bc3+ Ke2?? 2.Nd4! variation there is a draw!
Follow along with me.
1.Bc3+ (Supposedly saving both pieces) Ke2?? 2.Nd4+ Kd4 (attacking both pieces) 3.Nxb5 (white is still being absurd and thinking of saving both pieces) Kc5!! (when the knight moves, the bishop falls and if the bishop moves, the knight falls.)
Sorry! I don't calculate a complete variation in 3.78 sec. but Stockfish 6.0 does.😉
I tell you, this is a skewer as the bishop is a piece with higher value than the knight, which sits behind the bishop. Go to the Chesskid app, make your account, press the button marked "Videos," press the button in the bottom-right corner (labeled "Library,") press quick search button "Tactics," look for the video named "Tactics: The Pin!" and watch. It is a great video by FM Mike Klein. Or, get yourself a Chess.com membership and watch the video on pins here on the site.
So...I'm still confused. I know it isn't a pin or a skewer, but I'm not sure what it is called.
ur rating is 1200 so shut up
attention seeker
Your words.