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Master the Art of Making Way for Victory
Chess is a constant battle for control of the board. Sometimes, your own pieces can get in the way of a powerful attack. Enter the clearance sacrifice, a tactical weapon where you give up material to open lines and unleash your fury! Studying clearance tactics will sharpen your tactical vision and elevate your game. Here's your one-stop shop to master this skill!
Clearance Sacrifice: This tactical maneuver involves giving up a piece (pawn or minor piece) to vacate a square. This newly opened square often creates a critical line (file, diagonal, or rank) for your other pieces to launch a devastating attack on your opponent's king or key position.
Line Sacrifice: A specific type of clearance sacrifice where you give up material to open a specific file or diagonal. This newly opened line allows your rooks, queen, or bishop to dominate that line and potentially deliver checkmate or capture valuable enemy pieces.
BOOKS (Free)
Chess Tactics and Combinations - 84 Page PDF -Exeter Chess Club - This free 84-page resource by the Exeter Chess Club covers clearance sacrifices on page 33 . (Free)
Clearance Chess Articles
Chess Tactics Guide : Clearance Sacrifice - A clear and concise guide with 4 well-explained clearance sacrifice examples.
Games Databases
Clearance - 60 Games with a clearance Tactic (Chessgames.com)
Clearance Chess Puzzles
- Tactics. Line Clearance - 60 Puzzles (Chess for Kids Online Course)
- Tactics. Square Clearance - 11 Puzzles (Chess for Kids Online Course)
LiChess Puzzle Themes
Clearance Tactic - 53,000 Puzzles - Dive into a massive pool of over 53,000 clearance tactic puzzles on LiChess
LiChess Puzzle Themes
Clearance Tactic - 53,000 Puzzles - Dive into a massive pool of over 53,000 clearance tactic puzzles on LiChess
Clearance LiChess Studies
Interactive Learning for Clearance Mastery
- Clearance Sacrifice - 15 Chapters This in-depth study provides detailed instruction across 12 lessons, guiding you through gaining material and checkmates with clearance sacrifices. 3 tests at the end solidify your learning!
- Line Clearance - 19 Chapters - Delve into the specific intricacies of line clearance tactics with this 19-chapter study. The first 3 chapters provide foundational theory, followed by a wealth of illustrative examples.
- 557 - 620 CLEARANCE - 64 Chapters (26 Clearance Puzzles and Rest Interference Puzzles)
New to Lichess studies? These interactive tools allow you to explore chess concepts and variations move-by-move, perfect for testing your understanding and deepening your knowledge.
Clearance Tactic Video Lessons
Using Clearance Sacrifices to Improve Pieces - 30 Min Hanging Pawns - Giving up material in order to improve your position and make your pieces better.
Clearance In Chess | Chess Tactics - Line Clearance - 15 Min - Lesson on the deliberate sacrifice of material with the goal of "clearing" either a square or a line.
Chess Tactics #9: CLEARANCE ➡️ 5 Amazing Puzzles explained MOVE by MOVE - 7 Min FM Mederos - Sharpen your skills with FM Mederos as he guides you through 5 carefully chosen clearance tactic puzzles, explaining each move in detail.
How to find tactics in chess! --Clearance Sacrifice with 7 chess puzzles - 9 Min
Advanced Tactics : Clearance (5 Puzzles) - 10 Min
Line Blocking and Line Clearing in Chess | Chess Tactics - 8 Min IM Kavutskiy- delves into the concepts of line blocking and line clearing, illustrating them with tactical examples. This foundational knowledge is crucial for mastering clearance sacrifices.
Advance 22 - Clearance Sacrifice - 10 Min- Lesson w/ example and 2 Master games
Advance 23 - Clearance Sacrifice Practice - 6 Min - 3 master games
10 Levels of Tactics: The Clearance Sacrifice - 36 Min - Chess nerd - Let's not only learn but MASTER the Clearance Sacrifice with this Challenge for all levels! (New - 6/4/24)
Morpheus Academy ( Videos of live stream teaching kids Chess)
Examples from master play of the concepts of Square Clearance and Line as a powerful tactic.
- L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk10 - Square Clearance Part1 - 27 Min
- L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk10 - Square Clearance Pt2 - 10 Min
- L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk11 - Line Clearance Pt1 - 36 Min
- L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk11 - Line Clearance Pt2 - 26 Min
Chess Diagnostic
Covers Clearance! advanced tactics. I cover the method to break down very complicated chess positions. I go really deep in these lessons to lay a foundation for further practice of more complicated chess puzzles and positions.
- 28 DAYS TO BETTER CHESS TACTICS - DAY 16 - CLEARANCE! - 26 Min
- 28 Days To MASTER LEVEL Chess Tactics! || Clearance Basics! || Day 24 - 6 Min
- 28 Days To MASTER LEVEL Chess Tactics! || Clearance CLEARER! || Day 25 - 8 Min
- 28 Days To MASTER LEVEL Chess Tactics! || Clearance FINAL Test || Day 26 - 4 Min
Game Videos w/ Analysis
Brilliant Clearance Sacrifice: Nepomuk vs Frohlich - Graz 1888 - 3 Min