Steering
As Hinlenkung is known in chess steering an enemy character (rare Bauer ) to a specific field, which is connected there with damage. Steering takes place by means of coercion such as the chess command or threat . Damage can be matt or material loss through the use of other combination motifs or the prevention of a function intended for the figure on its new stand for certain reasons.
A steering through sacrifice is a steering sacrifice . In doing so, an opposing figure is often directed to a certain space, on which it is then conquered, whereby the victim gains an advantage.
If it is executed in the articulated figure to the king, who is lured into a mating net, then one speaks of a Into Drawing victims .
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This example shows the issue in connection with two double attacks . Black has just drawn 23.… Bc7 – a5 and attacked the knight on e1. The white king, on the other hand, threatens the black knight on c4.
Lasker moved 24. b2 – b4! This move directs the black bishop to the b4 square. After 24.… Ba5xb4 there followed 25. Ne1 – c2! Now both black pieces, Bb4 and Nc4, are hanging again. White wins a piece. Euwe gave up after a few more moves.
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If the queen beats the knight, Black would be back in the game after Re8.
With the steering of the rook into the capture area of the pawn
26. Rf1 – f8 +! Ra8xf8 and the diversion and drawing in of the black king
27. Qe5 – h8 + Kg8xh8 decides the conversion immediately.
28 e7xf8D matt .
Black can reject the queen sacrifice on move 2 with 27.… Kg8 – f7 , but then he is also checkmated with 28. e7xf8D + Kf7 – e6 29. Qh8 – f6 # or 29. Qf8 – f6 # .
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A possible continuation of the game, Euwe had already given up because of
1. Qa3 – f8 +! Kg8xf8 second Td1-d8 matt
Black's king was drawn to the field f8 in a mating net.
1.… Kg8 – h7 2. Qf8 – g7 mate.
Choked Matt
The suffocated Matt is often preceded by a sacrifice. In this case the damage is in the block of an escape square for the opposing king.