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πŸ’£ Desperado Piece – Turning a Doomed Piece into Tactical Profit

In chess, a desperado piece is a piece that’s destined to be lost β€” but before it goes, it takes as much enemy material as possible. The desperado is a classic tactical motif that often arises during exchange sequences, when both sides have pieces hanging and the order of captures determines the result.

πŸ”₯ What Makes a Piece a β€œDesperado”

A desperado piece knows its fate: it cannot be saved. Instead of retreating or resigning itself to capture, it goes out fighting β€” launching one final series of captures or checks to equalize or even turn the tables.

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