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White wins the Queen for a Rook and a pawn in 3 moves–if Black’s first move is …Qxe4??

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Chapter 1 PINS

A PIN holds a piece in place so that it cannot move without losing something of greater value or putting its King in check. Some PINS are simple, such as the Rook Pin shown in Diagram 1. Other PINS take two or more moves to set up.

Next, PINS Diagram 27:

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Answer – Diagram 26:

1.   O-O                   Qxe4??

2.   Re1                    Qxe1+

3.   Qxe1+

or

1.   O-O                   Qxe4??

2.   Re1                    Nf6?

3.   Rxe4+


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