Undermining (chess) Undermining (chess) Undermining (also known as removal of the guard, or removing the defender) is a chess tactic in which a defensive piece is captured, leaving one of the opponent's pieces undefended or under-defended. The opponent has the unpalatable choice of recapturing or saving the undefended piece. A possible response is to sacrifice the piece whose defense was undermined before capturing the piece which just took the defender. Kramnik–Topalov in the seventh round of the 2004 Linares chess tournament reached the diagrammed position with White to play. The black knight on a4 is defended only by the black pawn on
Horse culture in Mongolia in time, but that if the hero does not win the battle when they arrive, Aranjagaan will buck him off and break his neck. In keeping with the Mongolian tradition of not giving horses names, most of the horses in the Jangar do not have names, but are instead identified by their physical traits. Each horse has a color that sets him apart from the rest. Character - Horse In the Mongolian version of chess, the most powerful piece is the horse. In Mongolia, horses are a fairly cheap commodity. In 2014, a good Mongol horse could be purchased for