Tactics  ·  Lesson 61 of 92

The Overloaded Piece

One enemy rook is defending BOTH the back rank and a knight. It is…

Choose the right answer

  1. Well placed
  2. Overloaded — attack one duty and it must abandon the other
  3. Impossible to exploit
  4. A fortress
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Overloaded — attack one duty and it must abandon the other

An overloaded piece has too many jobs. Give it one task too many and something falls.

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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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