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  • The Deadly Decoy!

  • By GM Eugene Perelshteyn
  • Dec 2, 2014 13778 Views 9 minutes
  • Can you name one of the most common yet devastating tactics in chess? We won't be coy. It's the decoy. Decoys lure an opposing piece to a bad square that allows you to play a winning tactic. Learn all about decoys with GM Eugene Perelshteyn, and see if you can solve his decoy puzzles in the video. Don't forget to take the ChessKid lesson on tactics in the related links!
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