Tactics  ·  Lesson 65 of 92

The Battery

Lining up queen and bishop on the same diagonal aimed at the enemy king is called…

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  1. A battery
  2. A fork
  3. A fianchetto
  4. An outpost
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A battery

A battery stacks two attackers on one line — double the pressure on a single point.

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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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