Tactics / X-Ray Attacks

X-Ray Attacks

Attack straight through one piece to the target behind it.

An x-ray uses a rook, bishop, or queen whose pressure passes through an enemy piece to a more valuable one behind it on the same line. When the front piece moves or is captured, the piece behind is exposed. Read the whole line, not just the first piece on it.

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