Discovered Attack

A piece moves out of the way revealing an attack by another piece.

Alekhine    --    Flohr
   Bled
1931     1-0


:: BR :: BK ::
:: :: :: :: BP
BB BQ :: BP :: BP ::
BP WR :: BP ::
WP BP :: :: WP
:: :: WQ WB ::
WP :: WP WP ::
:: :: :: WK


1.Rc8 Qxe3 2.Rxd8+ 1-0

Kasparov    --    Karpov
   Moscow
1985     1-0


:: BR :: BK ::
BP BB :: BR :: BP BP
BP BN :: BQ BP
:: :: WB :: ::
:: :: :: WQ ::
WP :: :: WN WP
WP :: WP WP ::
:: :: WR WR WK


1.Qxd7! Rxd7 2.Re8+ Kh7 3.Be4+!! g6 4.Rxd7 Ba6 5.Bxc6 1-0

Short    --    Ljubojevic
   Brussels
1987     0-1


BR :: :: BK ::
:: BQ :: :: BP :: BP
:: BP BP :: BP ::
:: BB :: :: BN ::
WQ :: WP ::
:: WN :: :: ::
WP WP :: WB WP WP
:: WR :: WK


1...Qxg2+!! 2.Kxg2 Bc6+ 3.Kg1 Rxb4 0-1

Larsen    --    Mestel
   Esbjerg
1978     0-1


BR :: :: :: ::
:: BP :: BP BR BK BP
BP :: :: BP BP ::
BQ BN :: BB WP
:: WP WQ :: WN
:: WN :: :: WP
WP WP :: WP ::
:: WK WR WR ::


1...Nd3+!! 2.Rxd3 Bxd3 3.Nf3
( 3.Qxd3 Qxg5+ )
3...Rd8 4.Qh4 Qc5 5.Rd1 Rff8 6.gxf6+ exf6 0-1