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Basic Tactics

The Pin - Introduction

A piece is said to be pinned if it is under attack from an enemy piece in such a way that if it were to move, it would expose another (usually more valuable) piece of the same color to attack. There are two kinds of pins: absolute and relative.

Next: Absolute Pins

Copyright 2002 S. Evan Kreider.  Used with permission.

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