partial pin

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English

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8{{{square}}} black king8
7{{{square}}} black pawn7
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5{{{square}}} black queen5
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2{{{square}}} white pawn2
1{{{square}}} white rook{{{square}}} white king1
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Since the black queen is pinned to the black king by the white rook, the queen cannot be moved off the e-file. This is an example of a partial pin.

Noun

partial pin (plural partial pins)

  1. (chess) A pin where a rook or queen is pinned along a file, or a bishop or queen is pinned along a diagonal.

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