Talk:Skewer (chess)
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[edit] old talk
Just a little note on the formatting: it isn't necessary to use nested tables when there's more than one board; instead, the same thing can be done by inserting "<div style="clear:both"></div>" after a table and its accompanying text. Arvindn 04:19, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
[edit] disputed
The queen on the left can just move to the king's file, forcing the bishop not to capture the knight. Moreover and therefore, it is possible to be skewered without losing material, by forcing the other into check. lysdexia 04:02, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- The rook could still capture the knight though. Gzornenplatz 04:12, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)
- I'm guessing by "king's file" you mean the file on which the king stands now (ie, the f-file) rather than the file on which the king stands at the beginning of the game (ie, the e-file). Anyway, I think you have a point: Gzornenplatz is right, of course, that after ...Qf5 white can play Rxb7 winning the knight anyway, but then that's not really thanks to the skewer - it's more a simple removal of the guard. I'll try to tweak the example so it's a "purer" demonstration of a relative skewer. And you're right about "the victim of a skewer cannot avoid losing material" being too strong. I'll change that. --Camembert
