It is White’s turn to play. Both Bishops seem blocked by their pawns. What should White do in this situation?

Keeping with our recent concepts of double attacks and discovered attacks (see link here), here is another one for you chess heads.

Black’s game appears to be fine. He has plenty of space for his army, the Black Bishop is more active than its counterpart, and the Black passed pawn on d4 is solidly defended. It’s White’s turn to play. How can he turn the tables?

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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?

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