MrKornKid wrote:
I'd say neither. Just a couple of hanging pieces
Is this a Pin? or a Skewer? What is this called really?
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It is a pin AND a skewer.
A pin because the knight cannot move without hanging the bishop.
A skewer because when the knight moves, the bishop falls.
May 15, 2017
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#45
It's an unusual form of Double Attack.
It's only a Pin if the piece behind the attacked piece is more valuable either in intrinsic value or because the piece behind is blocking, defending, etc. a more valuable piece.
It's only a Skewer if the piece behind the attacked piece is either less valuable either in intrinsic value or because the attacked piece is blocking, defending, etc. a more valuable piece.
May 15, 2017
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#46
It is NEITHER. The Bishop isn't pinned, and it's not a skewer because you can't go through the Bishop to get the Knight if the former doesn't move.
Bc3ch or Bg3ch
It's neither... Both pieces can escape with a tactical Bg3+. Then when white has to get out of check, Ne7. This releases both pieces. It's a simple tactic
I'm surprised not many people noticed this
since the bishop can move with check. I call it a bad example. put the white king on f1 and one of the peices is Toast for sure.
by the Way; once you take the knight (assuming check Wasn't possible)this is a great endgame challenge. the R CAN checkmate against a Bishop and a King; but you have to be SO careful with skewers and forks.
It's a Shish Karobert. Or, with Fischer to move, a Shish Kabobby.
May 15, 2017
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#54
If the white king was on b1 or somewhere away from checks it would be a double attack.
Nilocra_the_White wrote:
It's a draw almost no matter what Black does. Ne3 loses both pieces, but any other move saves at least one minor piece, and that's all Black needs for the draw. Well, that and accurate play.
Interesting comments. Does anyone have an opinion on whether this is a win, loss or draw for white. Also everyone seems to assume it is black to move. If it is white to move then it is a straight taking of an unprotected piece where white takes the bishop (maybe called miss-coordinated pieces), then a double attack on the knight and king, then when the knight interposes, it is a pin.
It is a SpiKEWERn. Or nothing. Same thing.
mickynj wrote:
Even with White to move, it's a draw. Rxe5+ Ne7.
Assuming it's Black's move, this is almost certainly a draw.
It's a x ray attack
Next topic, is light a wave or a particle?