Figure catch
A figure catching is a motif in the game of chess in which a threatened opposing figure can no longer evade this attack because it is too cramped and has no more escape fields. This tactical motif can be found in all phases of the game. Because of the relatively small number of squares that a knight dominates, this chess piece is particularly at risk for catching pieces.
In the rook versus knight endgame, catching pieces is a winning method if the knight is too far away from the king. This winning strategy also occurs frequently in light piece endings .
In chess composition there is the topic of domination , in which a piece is deprived of all squares through coordinated action by the opposing forces. This is particularly effective if the selection of fields for the figure is large and a figure catch is hardly to be suspected.
A bondage can also be used to catch the tied figure.
Examples
- Bobby Fischer versus Boris Spasski, 1st World Cup game 1972
- Iosif Kricheli, Schachmatna Misl, 1984
- John Nunn, Due Alfieri, 1983
- Michael Prusikin, chess, 2005
- Female catch
Individual evidence
- ↑ genrikh kasparyan : Schachmatnyje etjudy: Dominazija. Yerevan, Ajastan, Vol. I 1972, Vol. II 1974. (Russian, later published in other languages)