{"id":78,"date":"2016-02-29T15:11:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T01:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/ksmauichess\/?p=78"},"modified":"2016-03-07T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T01:12:20","slug":"tactics-puzzles-week-022916-030416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/ksmauichess\/2016\/02\/29\/tactics-puzzles-week-022916-030416\/","title":{"rendered":"Tactics & Puzzles: Week 02\/29\/16 – 03\/04\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week: 02\/29\/16 – 03\/04\/16
\n<\/u>Double Attacks<\/strong> – The<\/em> Discovered Attack<\/em><\/p>\n

A double attack<\/em>, as the name implies, is an attack against two pieces or pawns at the same time.<\/p>\n

One form of a double attack is a discovered attack<\/em> which is essentially an ambush. A Queen, Rook, or Bishop lies in wait so that it can attack when another piece of its own color moves out of its way.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/p>\n

In the diagram above, it’s Black’s move. White has given Black the chance to capture his pawn on g2 with 1…Rxg2. Is this a trap? Should Black munch the g2-pawn?<\/p>\n

Comment here with your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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