Tactics · Lesson 68 of 92
Desperado
Your knight is doomed no matter what. Before it dies, it should…
Choose the right answer
- Retreat anyway
- Grab the most valuable thing it can — a desperado sells its life dearly
- Stay put
- Promote
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Grab the most valuable thing it can — a desperado sells its life dearly
A desperado piece is lost anyway — so let it capture something on the way out.
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