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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 to deal with your opponent's queen if your opponent rejects any trades?

Another thing to consider is that while it's sometimes easier to get your queen in a position where it can trade for the opposing queen than to get another piece in a position where it can attack the queen …
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What is this tactic called?

It's a discovered attack with check (the rook attacking the queen is the discovered attack, the check is the discovering move). … As the discovering move is also an attack, this gives rise to a double attack. The check must be answered, so the queen takes the knight even though it is protected. …
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