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deflection

chess tactic that forces an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece
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deflection

Summary

deflection is a theme[1]. deflection draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (theme category, ranking #11 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • deflection's instance of is recorded as theme[3].
  • deflection's subclass of is recorded as chess tactic[4].
  • deflection's part of is recorded as chess terminology[5].
  • deflection's part of is recorded as chess problem[6].
  • deflection's sport is recorded as chess[7].
  • deflection's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f64hx[8].

Why It Matters

deflection draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (theme category, ranking #11 of 17).[2] deflection has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] deflection is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). deflection. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/deflection-q322366
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_deflection-q322366_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{deflection}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/deflection-q322366}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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