INDEX

1. Geometrical motifs

1.1 Knight forks
1.2 Files (ranks)
1.3 Diagonals
1.4 Pawn forks
1.5 Conjunction of geometrical motifs

2. Weakness of files or diagonals

2.1 The back rank
2.2 The seventh rank
2.3 The h-file
2.4 The g-file
2.5 Central files
2.6 Diagonals
2.7 Conjunction of files, ranks and diagonals

3. Opposing

3.1 Open attack
3.2 Exploiting a pin
3.3 Decoy into a pin
3.4 Counterblow by a "pinned" piece

4. Weakness of a square (squares)

4.1 "The hole" of the fianchettoed bishop
4.2 Other cases

5. A piece is overloaded

5.1 A bishop is overloaded
5.2 A rook is overloaded
5.3 A queen is overloaded

6. Poorly protected pieces

6.1 Elimination of defence
6.2 Distraction
6.3 Other cases

7. Misplaced pieces

8. Passed pawn

8.1 Pawn breakthrough
8.2 Distraction
8.3 Interception or blocking
8.4 A pawn is promoted to a knight
8.5 Forcing necessary exchanges
8.6 Both opponents have dangerous passed pawns
8.7 Passed pawn takes part in the attack on a king
8.8 Conjunction of methods

9. Limited material

9.1 Play for a stalemate
9.2 Further restricting of material and building a fortress

10. Cramped king position

10.1 Removal of defence
10.2 Square clearance for the attacking knight
10.3 Blocking
10.4 Creating of a mating net

11. Poorly protected king

11.1 A king is defended by fianchetto
11.2 One pawn protects the king
11.3 Two pawns protect the king
11.4 Three pawns protect the king
11.5 A king is protected by the pawns placed on the sixth and fifth ranks
11.6 Typical methods of attack in a Q-side castling position

12. Conjunction of combinational motifs

12.1 Combinations which are not connected with mate threats
12.2 Mate threats combined with threats to a queen
12.3 Mate threats combined with an active passed pawn
12.4 Other cases