Anticipatory pin

The pinning piece moves onto the future pin-line, or the pinning side moves a masking piece off the pin-line before the actual pin is active.

See also: Anticipatory self-pin; Anticipatory unpin; Anticipatory self-unpin.

Witztum, Menachem

Orbit, P. Stojoski-50 JT, 2002

1st Prize

Example: Anticipatory pin
h#2 3.1... (4+12)

1.g3 Qe2 2.Kg4 R2h4#
1.Qe4 R2h5 2.Kf5 Rf7#
1.Re4 R7h3 2.Ke3 Qd2#

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FEN: 7r/7R/4p1p1/2p2qn1/5kp1/4rn2/1Q5R/K4bb1

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Kostiukov, Aleksandr

Tungsram, 1978

3rd Prize

Example: Anticipatory pin
h#2 2.1... (4+9)

1.Qe6 exd8=Q+ 2.Ke5 Qg5#
1.Bd6 exd8=S 2.Kc5 Re5#

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FEN: 1bbnRB2/3qP3/1r6/3k4/1r6/3K1p2/8/5n2

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Janevski, Zhivko

Šahovska kompozicija, 1992

2nd Prize

Example: Anticipatory pin
h#2 b) -wBd7  (7+13)

a) 1.Rxd6 Rd8 2.Kd5 Bc6#
b) 1.Bxd6 Bb8 2.Ke5 Re7#

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FEN: 5R2/B1RB2pp/3Q4/1p1rbP1p/2bpkpnK/3p3n/8/8

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Witztum, Menachem

3rd Grappa Tourney, WCCC (Eretria), 2005

2nd Prize

Example: Anticipatory pin
h#2 2.1... (4+13)

1.Qb4 Qe1 2.Sdc4 Rd5#
1.Qb5 Qg5 2.Sec4 Bc3#

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FEN: 8/p5K1/p2R4/k3n2r/p1qBrp2/1b2ppQ1/3n4/8

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Kricheli, Josif

Schach-Echo, 1974

Example: Anticipatory pin
h#2 2.1... (6+7)

1.Sb3 Be4 2.Ke3 Qc1#
1.Sd7 Re4+ 2.Kxf5 Ra5#

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FEN: 2Q5/6bK/4Rp2/2n2P2/3p1k2/R2B4/4pp2/8

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Janevski, Zhivko

StrateGems, F. Abdurahmanović-60 JT, 2000

1st Prize

Example: Anticipatory pin
h#2 3.1... (6+10)

1.Qe3 Rg3 2.Kc3 Bf6#
1.Qe4 Re7 2.Ke3 Bb6#
1.Qd5 Rg5 2.Kc5 Sb3#

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FEN: 3B3K/3p2R1/3n4/1P2q3/1p1k1p2/8/2ppB2p/2N3b1

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Gurov, Valery

Evseev, Georgy

Wola Gulowska, 1999

Example: Anticipatory pin
h#2 2.1... (8+8)

1.Rxe5 Re7 2.Ke4 Bd5#
1.Bxe5 Bb8 2.Kf4 Rf7#

Anticipatory self-pin by capture + Anticipatory pin

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FEN: 8/B1R5/4B1pp/4Q3/2P1rbPP/3ppkq1/8/2K5

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