# skewer

> chess tactic in which one attacks a valuable piece, which the opponent is compelled to move at the cost of losing a less valuable piece behind it

**Wikidata**: [Q1199183](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1199183)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skewer_(chess))  
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