Tactics
What is a Discovered Attack in chess?
- Line
- Reveal
- Tempo
Moving one piece out of the way to reveal an attack from a rook, bishop, or queen behind it.
What to look for on the board
- A rook, bishop, or queen blocked by one of your own pieces.
- The moving piece can make a threat while uncovering another threat.
- The revealed line hits a king, queen, or undefended piece.
Types and patterns
Related terms
Free game review
See where discovered attack decides your games
Chessiro reviews your games with an AI coach that names the concept behind every mistake, then drills you on the exact positions where it happened until you stop repeating them.