Learns to lure a defending piece away from its duty.
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Learns to lure a defending piece away from its duty.
The black queen has two jobs: it guards e8 against a back-rank mate and protects the rook on a5. When a piece has two jobs, you can deflect it from its duty.
Take the rook! If the queen recaptures, it can't guard e8.