Drowned King Tactics in Chess
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Elements that make up the strategy in chess:
Strength of the pieces
Game time
Dominated territory
Structure of pawns
These are moves that take advantage of a specific moment in the position to
gain some advantage.
Combinations: Sacrifice followed by forced moves at a peculiar moment in the position
in order to reach the desired point.
Two books in particular,
Tactics for the Advanced Player, by Averbakh (Sport Publishing Berlin, 1986), and How to
Reassess Your Chess, by Silman (Davenport: Thinkers Press, 1986)
Elements that allow the use of combinations-Silman-:
Reifraco
Drowned King
Unprotected piece
Poorly protected part
Elements that allow the use of tactics:
Possibility of double attack
Embedded pieces
Rules proposed by Silman
Double attacks: These are moves that attack more than one piece.
simultaneously.
Discovered attacks - can be made by Queen, Rooks, Bishops
Garfos - can be made by all the pieces on the board
Attack made by a pawn
Cravadas: It is a tactic that allows for preventing the movement of a piece.
Absolute - carried out on the enemy king, this move prevents movement.
of the piece.
Relatva - Perform on any piece that is not the enemy king, no
it makes the movement of the piece impossible.
Important: the set piece will not always be the piece to be captured, the
The chess player can use the pin to attack another point on the board.
Espeto: It is an attack on a valuable piece with the intention of making it move and attack.
The piece that is behind her defenseless can make skewers, bishops, towers, queen.
Drowned mate: occurs when you have no valid possible moves and results in a
the drowned mate can be useful to you when you are in a situation of
defeat.
Perpetual check: another technique to use when in trouble, perpetual check
perturb is check returning repeatedly to the same position when this
it happens to end in a tie.
Destroying the king's protection: A great number of tactics and combinations are
possible due to the weak king in position, but when he seems defended what does one do?
You must destroy its defenses and lure it into the exposed houses where you
you can attack him and take him to the mate.
Checkmate in the First Rank: one of the most standard checkmates in chess is the mate in
first row, this check is possible due to the first row being weak and the king with
its pawn structure intact with these two factors, checkmate may be possible.
avoiding it, one must prevent these weaknesses; perhaps the most suitable thing is to move some of
The blankets that cover the king, incredible as it may seem, could be the best option.
Deflection: It is the tactic of moving a piece that is overloaded, preventing it from performing.
vital functions.
Good towers in lines and columns: It's more strategic than tactical because it guarantees a
good domain.
Good Lady is a bishop in diagonals: It is more strategic than tactical because it guarantees a
good domain.
The power of pawns: pawns are important pieces that control and occupy squares.
centers and other spaces, but it is in the end that they can be explored to the fullest
having the possibility of being promoted
Bait: It consists of making the opponent take moves they didn't want to make, whether
through threats or sacrifices, then the bait *atva can be a combination *
there may also be the idea of passive bait, when your progress and strategy
depends on the opponent's move*
Subpromotion: particular cases such as drowning, checkmate, lead to
promotion of the pawn to another piece that is not the queen.