Undermining

  • Undermining (also known as removal of the guard, or removing the defender) occurs when a defensive piece is captured, leaving one of the opponent's pieces undefended or under-defended.

  • The opponent has to choose between recapturing or saving the undefended piece.

 Time to practice! White to move and win.

Answers in the next section

1. Bxb5

1. Bxb5

2. _____

2. _____

3. _____

3. _____

4. _____

4. _____

 Answers

  1. Bxb5

  2. RxBd7

  3. d4xe5

  4. Nb6

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