Author: Reinhard Scharnagl
Date: 07:43:35 12/04/05
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On December 04, 2005 at 10:30:47, Albert Silver wrote: >Maybe I'm not understanding, but a double discovered check, compared to a plain >discovered check, is nothing unusual, and is a common theme in tactics. > >For example, > >[D]3k4/8/8/8/8/8/3B2K1/3R4 w - - 0 1 > >1.Ba5+ or 1.Bg5+ lead to a double discovered check. The king being in check by >two pieces at once as a result of a discovered check. Philidor's mate is one of >the most famous examples of it in practice: > >[D]5rk1/5Npp/1q6/8/2Q5/8/6K1/8 w - - 0 1 > >after 1.Nh6+ and a double discovered check, Black gets mated. > > Albert Albert, the subject was to have two checks neither coming from the piece itself. Reinhard.
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