Decoy (chess)

As Hinlenkung is called in chess steering an opponent's piece ( rare Bauer) to a specific field, which is connected there with damage. A steering is done by means of coercion such as chess bid or threat. Damage can be matte or material loss due to use of other motifs or prevention of a combination of the figure supplied intended function on their new status field for some reason.

A Hinlenkung by victims is a Hinlenkungsopfer. In this case, an opposing character is often directed to a particular field in which it is conquered, with the offerer gains an advantage.

If it is executed in the articulated figure to the king, who is lured into a mating net, then it is called a contraction Into victims.

Hinlenkungsopfer

This example shows the subject in combination with two double attacks. Black has just 23 ... a5 LC7 pulled and attacked the knight on e1. In contrast, the white king threatened the black knight on c4.

Lasker took 24 b2- b4! This train directs the black bishop b4 on the field. After 24 ... La5xb4 followed 25 Se1 -c2! Now turn depend both black figures, the Bb4 and Sc4. White wins a piece. Euwe gave up after a few more moves.

Should the lady the knight, Black would be after Re8 back in the game.

With the guidance of the tower in the impact area of ​​the farmers 26 Tf1 -f8 ! Ta8xf8 and the distraction and contraction Into the black king 27 De5 - h8 Kg8xh8 decides the conversion immediately. 28 e7xf8D matt. Black can decline the queen sacrifice with 27 ... Kg8 - f7 in the 2nd train, but then he is also checkmated with 28 e7xf8D Kf7 - e6 29 Qh8 - f6 # or 29 # DF8 - f6.

Into draw victims

A possible continuation game, Euwe had already given up because 1 Da3 -f8 ! Kg8xf8 2 Td1 -d8 matt The black king was drawn to the field f8 in a mating net. 1 ... Kg8 - h7 2 DF8 g7 matte.

Strangled Matt

The stifled Matt is often preceded by a Hinlenkungsopfer. In this case, the damage is to block an escape field of the opponent's king.

• Chess motif