Talk:Deflection (chess)

3rd example pulled
This doesn't really seem like an example of deflection, to me, as the bishop can just back up a space and still continue to attack the knight. It's a good move, as it allows the pawn to be advanced without losing a turn, but it's not deflection:


 * I don't even see how Black CAN mate.

&#124;haosys&#124; —Preceding undated comment added 22:00, 13 September 2009 (UTC).
 * Black can mate because if White moves his bishop, ...Bxb7# happens, because Black's king defends the bishop and b8 and White's a7-pawn is in the way. But the concept of it being a deflection is bogus-c4 is NOT the only move and in fact, advancing the b-pawn also works.Jasper Deng (talk) 03:44, 28 February 2011 (UTC)