Waiting train

In various board games , especially chess , a waiting move or speed move is understood to be a move that maintains all the advantages of its own position while the obligation to move is passed on to the opponent. In general, the party in turn has an advantage because it has the initiative. In the endgame (very seldom also in positional games in the middle game), however, positions can occur that can no longer be improved. In such a situation, the key to victory lies in a waiting move , if the opponent is forced to move and the right to move becomes an obligation to move . Waiting moves are also a common motif in chess composition .

For waiting trains primarily the Langschrittler offer runners , tower and lady at. The jumper cannot make a waiting move due to his gait.

example

Diagram 1

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

Checkmate in two moves

In the position in Diagram 1 , White puts the opponent under pressure with waiting move 1. Ra1 – a2 . Black is forced to move 1.… Kb8 – c8 , after which White mates with 2. Ta2 – a8 # .

A prime example of a waiting move can be found in the Immortlichen Zugzwang game between Fritz Sämisch and Aaron Nimzowitsch , in which Nimzowitsch forced the immediate surrender of his opponent through the inconspicuous Rand Bauer move h7 – h6.

Further examples of waiting trains can be found in the elementary matted tours .

Web links and sources

• Explanations about waiting moves in the book Playing Chess for Beginners at books.google.de