Anticipatory unpin

A piece makes a move to prevent a possible pin of an opponent's piece.

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

Alias: Pin prevention.

Doré, Marcel

Themes-64, 1957

Spec. Prize

Example: Anticipatory unpin
h#2  (3+4)

1.Bc1 Rxa7 2.Qa1 Rb8#

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FEN: 6k1/p7/8/6b1/3q4/8/8/RR5K

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Chlubna, Friedrich

Schach-Echo, 1975

Comm.

Example: Anticipatory unpin
h#4 2.1... (2+6)

1.Qh6 f6 2.Bb8 f7 3.Rg3 f8=Q+ 4.Rg8 Qxh6#
1.Bc7 Kb7 2.Qe5 f6 3.Rh3 f7 4.Rh7 f8=Q#

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FEN: K6k/8/2n2q2/5P2/3p4/2r3b1/8/8

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Csák, János

Mat-Pat, 1988

4th Prize

Example: Anticipatory unpin
h#2 2.1... (6+9)

1.Se5+ Kg3 2.Qf5 Sd5#
1.Sf6+ Kf3 2.Qe6 Sg6#

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FEN: R1qN1r2/1pbnk3/7p/2P5/B1r2NK1/2p5/8/8

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Shorokhov, Boris

Orbit, 2011

Example: Anticipatory unpin
h#2 2.1... (6+12)

1.Sa3 S4c3 2.Rxc3 Sxb4#
1.Ba5 S2c3 2.Sxc3 Sc5#

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FEN: 5r2/Kp6/1P6/3b4/Nbp1n3/1r1kP3/Npn1p3/q1B5

Jonsson, Bernt Christer

Springaren Winter Tourney, 2009

1st Prize

Example: Anticipatory unpin
h#3 2.1... (5+14)

1.Rxh6 Rxe4+ 2.Kxe4 Rxf4+ 3.Kd5 Rxd4#
1.Rxh8 Rxf4 2.Kxf4 Rf7+ 3.Ke5 Rf5#

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FEN: 7B/2pKRR1r/q6N/2r3pp/3ppp1p/3nkp2/5n2/8

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Macleod, Norman Alasdair

U.S. Problem Bulletin, 1982

1st Prize

Example: Anticipatory unpin
h#2 2.1... (6+8)

1.Bd4 Kd2 2.Se3 Sdf2#
1.Rb5 Kxe2 2.Sc5 Se5#

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FEN: 8/3n4/b2r2B1/6r1/4N1k1/3N2P1/4p1P1/3nK1b1

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