chess attack
aggressive action on a part of the chessboard or a threat to capture a piece or pawn
skewer
chess tactic in which one attacks a valuable piece, which the opponent is compelled to move at the cost of losing a less valuable piece behind it
discovered attack
a situation in chess and chess-like games where one piece moves to allow another friendly piece to then attack an enemy piece
fork
chess piece attacking two or more pieces simultaneously
counterattack
chess tactic
pin
in chess, a situation brought on by an attacking piece in which a defending piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable defending piece on its other side to capture by the attacking piece
minority attack
chess strategy involving asymmetrical pawn structure
cat and mouse
chess strategy in which an opponent with multiple weaknesses is incessantly attacked in multiple ways, giving the opponent insufficient time to regroup to defend against each