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A concept in chess that involves targeting one of the opponent's pieces or a construct of them. For example, one can attack the opponent's king or pawn structure.

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How do you attack a king castled behind an open g file?

In a recent game, I got to this position as black: r2qk2r/4bppp/p1n1pn2/1p1p2B1/3P4/1BNQ1P2/PPP2P1P/R4RK1 b kq - 0 12 I wasn't really sure how to proceed. The black king looks vulnerable. Are there p …
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Is there a term for when each player captures a sequence of pieces without recaptures?

There is a situation that arises occasionally, where each player goes on a rampage through the other player's pieces (often using a queen), never stopping to recapture or defend. It usually ends when …
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How to attack in Scandinavian Defense

[FEN "r3k2r/ppqn1ppp/2pbpn2/5bB1/2B5/P1NP1N1P/1PP2PP1/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 3 11"] Although I play this opening fairly often, I don't really have a clear idea how to attack. … Sometimes, if White hasn't played h2-h3, I attack the pawn on h2 with my bishop and queen., But it doesn't really go anywhere. I find the two White knights block a lot of my attempts. …
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Do queenside attacks have an advantage over kingside attacks?

I think I have noticed a pattern in my games in which I have castled long and my opponent castles short, then we both pawn storm to attack the kings. …
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