Week: 02/29/16 – 03/04/16
Double Attacks – The Discovered Attack

A double attack, as the name implies, is an attack against two pieces or pawns at the same time.

One form of a double attack is a discovered attack 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.

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?

Comment here with your thoughts.