Tactics  ·  Lesson 68 of 92

Desperado

Your knight is doomed no matter what. Before it dies, it should…

Choose the right answer

  1. Retreat anyway
  2. Grab the most valuable thing it can — a desperado sells its life dearly
  3. Stay put
  4. 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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This lesson is one of 92 in the Grandmaster Academy — every one playable, with the pieces moving under your hand.

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