Loading the Gun
Part of the Core Motifs section of Coddy's Tactics & Checkmates journey. Lesson 18 of 35.
A battery is built, rarely found. Put the rear piece on the line behind your own front piece, a quiet move that threatens everything, and fire next turn. The best loads come with a threat, so there is no time to unload. And when the gun points at you: take the front piece, or step off the line.
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WatchTheir queen attacks your knight. Watch the rook defend it - and more.
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