Pieces & Activity
What is a eat in chess?
- Pieces
- Activity
- Coordination
Eat is a piece-play concept: to remove the opponent's piece or pawn from the board by taking it with one's own piece or pawn. Synonym: capture. Ask whether the piece is active, coordinated, and serving a real plan.
What to look for on the board
- Your least active piece.
- Open lines and strong squares.
- Whether pieces coordinate on the same target.
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