Unleash the Magnet Attack
Mastering Chess Attraction Tactics
Imagine dangling a tempting piece in front of your opponent's king,
a forbidden fruit they can't resist.
In chess, this maneuver is known as Attraction (or Decoy Sacrifice).
It's a powerful tactic where you strategically sacrifice material to lure a key enemy piece, often the king, to a vulnerable square where it becomes exposed and ripe for exploitation.
Attraction Chess Articles
ATTRACTION AND DEFLECTION – CHESS TACTICAL PATTERNS - interactive Article with examples.
Mate in Two: Magnet Attack Puzzles - 5 Puzzles on ChessKids
LiChess Studies
Explore interactive training tools to solidify your understanding of the opening's concepts.
LiChess Tactics Practice Area - 10 Attraction Tactics
Attraction - 16 Chapter Study - 12 Attraction Positions
[Motif - Attraction] - 18 Chapter Study - Nice Selection of Positions with detailed Analysis and Lessons.[
Magnetic Attack - 18 Chapter Study - Examples broken into different Themes.
Chess Tempo Tactic: Attraction - 11 Chapter Interactive Study - Starts at 1000 ELO problem then keeps stepping up to the last being 2000 ELO
J] Attraction Tactics - 14 Chapter Interactive Study - Positions, Games and Compositions fully Interactive.
Game Databases
Analyze real-life games featuring the Attraction Tactic and see how it's played in practice.
Chessgames.com
DECOYS: ALIGNMENT: "ATTRACTION" - 18 GamesAttraction Video Lessons
- Attraction - Mastering Chess Tactics - Chess Website - Through instructive examples, we'll demonstrate how sacrificing material can lead to gaining an advantage on the board. From attracting the king to a vulnerable square to enticing rooks into traps, you'll discover the art of attraction in action.
- Power of Chess Tactics: Unleash Your Attraction Skills - 2 Min - explained the tactic through various chess puzzles for Beginners.
- Chess Tactics - Attraction | Magnetic Sacrifices | Best Chess Combinations - 11 Min - 5 Examples of Attraction
- Chess Tactics #7: ATTRACTION [5 AMAZING Chess Puzzles] - 7 Min
- Chess Tactics: Attraction #8-13 - 2 Min - A Beginner tutorial on the chess tactic known as “attraction,” which involves luring an opponent’s piece to a specific square to achieve a strategic advantage.
Bishops Bounty Deflection Page - Many argue that These Two Tactics overlap or are essentially the same thing. So here is my page on Deflection.
"The lure is often stronger than the truth." |