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The Relative Pin: A Deadly Choice

A Relative Pin occurs when a piece shields a valuable target (like a Queen or Rook) rather than the King. Unlike an absolute pin, the pinned piece can legally move, but doing so is usually a disaster that exposes the more valuable piece to capture.


3. Xie v Yu

Xie Jianjun vs. Yu Lefu
1.Rxf6
1. Rxf6, gxf6 2. Qh7+, Kf8 3. Nxe6+, Rxe6 4. Rxe6, fxe6 5. Qxc7

8. Oren vs. Dyner

Oren vs. Dyner
1.Nb6
1. Nb6 1-0. Nb6 decoys the queen to the b6 square, so as to introduce a pin.

15. Capablanca combination

Capablanca vs. Yates
1.Nc3
1.Nc3 Rc5 2.Ne4 Rb5 3.Ned6 Rc5 4.Nb7 Rc7 5.Nbxa5

16. Black square weakness

Nimzovitch vs. Nielsen
1.Rd7
1. Rd7, Rad8 2. Rxd6, Rxd6 3. Qf6 1-0 (....,gxf6 4. Rg4+)

22. Major pieces rule OK

Karaszev vs. Klamen
1.Re6
1. Re6, Qd8 2. Rg6, Rg8 3. Rxf7, Rd1+ 4. Kh2, Qb8+

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