Diversion Motif

Middlegame Patterns

"The foundation of chess is the process of vision. Vision is defined as the ability to spot where everything under attack, yours and your opponent's, is located." ~ Gregory Levenfish

It is a good method to practice tactical exercises every day. You must train your brain to recognize common patterns that continuously repeat in practice. The main point is to build a vocabulary of chess patterns to help us find the best moves on the board.

Diversion

The main idea is to distract the attention of one defender, to gain an advantage either winning material or deliver checkmate.

1.Qxd5!                     1.Rd8+!                     1.Rd8+!

Hint: You should focus your attention mainly on the opponent's territory.

Try it yourself!

Famous combinations by Damiano, Boden, Reti and Capablanca. 

White's turn                     White's turn

White's turn                     Black's turn