Attraction

Academy | Tactics | Attraction

Attraction is when you forcefully attract an opponent’s piece to a specific square, turning it into a target that can be exploited with a tactic like a fork or pin.

Simplified Example of Attraction

White to move. 1. Rxf6 “attracts” the Black king to f6.

1. Rxf6 Kxf6 created a second target: the king on f6. The undefended rook on h8 was already a target.