Unusual sports

Unusual sports

Of or pertaining to a sport of which is not widely popular or well known among people.

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discoverred attack

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An attack that may be revealed or noticed when a single chess piece moved. They are extremely powerful because every piece moved can make an independent threat. The defending site must make a ...

Zwischenzug

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Also known as intermediate move, is a tactic that poses an immediate threat first before making the expected move first. As a result, the defending side will respond to the immediate threat first.

deflection

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A tactic that made the opposing piece leave its ground resulting in exposing a valuable chess piece. It is commonly used in a combination or to perform a finishing attack.

decoying

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A chess tactic that ensnare a powerful chess piece such as the queen or king, by forcing it to be moved in the desired position by using a sacrifice on that square.

A move that gives up a piece in the hopes of achieving advantage in tactical or positional forms. It is also a series of exchanges where the player loses a piece of lower value and the opponent loses ...

undetermining

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Also known as guard or defender removal, is a tactic in which an opponent's defending piece is captured leaving the important pieces vulnerable to a series of attack or capture.

adjourment

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Postponement of a chess game with the plan to finish it later. It was once very basic in high-level competition, often happening soon after the first time control, but the practice has been ...