Name this TACTIC! - Chess Forums

loc7777777

5 days ago

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#1

I'm fairly certain this has no name but it should.

We have a name for the same set up but with a bishop. The Deadly Bishop Dagger but that's more of a specific piece outpost name.

I'm actually talking about this specific tactic where your Rook is pinned but there's really nothing you can do except hope to defend (not in this position but in some positions you can hold on).

My favorites:

The Rook Spike, The Rook Spire, The Prawn, the Prook, the Pronk,

Sprooked (as in, you got sprooked or you sprooked me!), the Qwook (bc the Rook is about to be a Queen), Rookmotion, etc...

My favorite is the Rook Spike, the Prawn (I love "District 9"), or IDK, Rookmotion has a nice ring to it.

What do you think this "tactic" should be called?

Cheetah88888888

5 days ago

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#2

"twin towers"? jk

loc7777777

4 days ago

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#3

Cheetah88888888 wrote:

"twin towers"? jk

Because they are both about to fall? Jk

1ChessMBa

4 days ago

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#4

A

blueemu

4 days ago

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#5

The cRook.

blueemu

4 days ago

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#6

I also played a tactic that seems to have no name. It was so odd that it's difficult even to describe.

It was one of those positions where both Kings are under heavy attack and threatened with mating combinations. My King was stuck in the center, un-castled, with the opponent's Queen and both Rooks lined up on the e- and d- files. His King had castled, but right into my attack.

I was threatening to mate him, for which I needed an open file for my Rook. But my own King was exposed to a discovered check or even a double check. My tactic was to flee with my King, running right through my own Rook's field-of-fire and temporarily blocking it off, even though my Queen was hanging.

I have decided to call this tactic "un-masking".

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