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Double Attacks and Discovered Attacks
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Hi everyone! This is Pomi. And now I'm going to show you two important chess tactics you have to know, which are the Double Attacks and the Discovered Attacks.
First of all, what are those two terms?
Double Attack:
The double attack is a very fundamental tactic in chess that consists on attacking two pieces at the same time, like in this example:
This double attack was also a check. But not every double attacks are checks too. Look at this example:
What's the difference of Double Attack and Fork?
Fork: Is when you're attacking two or more pieces with one piece.
Double Attack: Is when you're attacking two or more things (like a piece and a checkmate) and not necessarily with one piece.
Discovered Attack:
A discovered attack is a dangerous tactic that consist on moving one piece out of the way to reveal a previously blocked attack by another piece, like this:
Why are they important to know?