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    There are two types of pins in chess - absolute and relative. An absolute pin occurs when the king is shielded by the pinned piece, making it illegal to move the pinned piece out of the line of attack as that would place the king in check. A relative pin involves a more valuable piece other than the king being shielded, meaning the pinned piece can legally be moved but it is usually not a good idea as it would expose the shielded piece to capture.

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    There are two types of pins in chess - absolute and relative. An absolute pin occurs when the king is shielded by the pinned piece, making it illegal to move the pinned piece out of the line of attack as that would place the king in check. A relative pin involves a more valuable piece other than the king being shielded, meaning the pinned piece can legally be moved but it is usually not a good idea as it would expose the shielded piece to capture.

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    There are two types of pins in chess - absolute and relative. An absolute pin occurs when the king is shielded by the pinned piece, making it illegal to move the pinned piece out of the line of attack as that would place the king in check. A relative pin involves a more valuable piece other than the king being shielded, meaning the pinned piece can legally be moved but it is usually not a good idea as it would expose the shielded piece to capture.

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    Chess Tactics 101

    The pin
    Two types of pin

    There are two different types of pin each with its own peculiaries.

    An absolute pin is one where the piece shielded by the pinned piece is the king.
    In this case it is illegal to move the pinned piece out of the line of aack, as that
    would place one's king in check.

    A relave pin is one where the piece shielded by the pinned piece is a piece
    other than the king, but typically more valuable than the pinned piece. Moving
    such a pinned piece is legal, but may not be prudent as the shielded piece
    would then be vulnerable to capture.

    An absolute pin A relave pin

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