A Skewer is, in a way, a backwards pin. For example, in the position at the bottom,
White’s position is in shambles, being down a full Rook. Desperatly, he plays Re1+. Voila! Black’s
King is attacked. “No problem,” Black thinks, and he moves his King to safety
with Kd5. But then Whites playes Rxe8,
pocketing the Knight. Where did that
come from? It was a skewer in action.
But there is an even better move for
White. Do you see it? What piece must he
play, and where must he move it to, so that the Black Rook is attacked? White can win the Rook back, thanks to a
skewer.
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