Exeter Chess Club

Upon the pin

Pins are one of the first attacking ideas you learn about. Here's some colourful examples you might not have seen before. Try and find good examples of forks, skewers, discoveries and so on.

The pin

from Lombardy, 19??
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nf3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qe1 e6 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Qh4 b5 13. f5 Qe7 14. Bg5

t+l+-Tj+
+-+-DxLx
x+sXxSx+
+x+-+pB-
-+-+p+-Q
+-Nb+n+-
pPp+-+pP
R-+-+r+k
14... b4

15. e5 1-0

if 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5
t+l+-Tj+
+-+-DxLx
x+-XxSx+
+-+-NpB-
-X-+-+-Q
+-Nb+-+-
pPp+-+pP
R-+-+r+k
16... dxe5

17. Ne4 wins

Pin - and design for mate From Lombardy, 19??

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Nd4
t+-DjL-T
XxX-XxXx
-+-+-+-+
+-+s+-+-
-+-S-+l+
+-N-+-P-
pPpPnPbP
R-BqK-+r
7. Bxd5