Discovered attack

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	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

From this position, 1.Bf3+ is a winning discovered check that skewers the black king and queen

In chess, a discovered attack is a direct attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another.^[1] Discovered attacks can be extremely powerful, as the piece moved can make a threat independently of the piece it reveals. Like many chess tactics, they often succeed because the opponent would be unable to meet two threats at once unless one of the attacked pieces can simultaneously move away from its own attack and capture the other attacking piece. While typically the consequence of a discovered attack is the gain of material, they do not have to do this to be effective; the tactic can be used merely to gain a tempo.^[2] If the discovered attack is a check, it is called a discovered check.