[Event "K+R+4P vs K+R+3P"] [Site "www.masterchessopen.com"] [Date "1909.01.01"] [Round "0"] [White "Rubinstein"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "1-0"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [FEN "8/pr3kp1/R6p/4PK1P/6P1/8/P7/8 w - - 0 1"] { Deflection is used in many tactical operations to ensure a pawn's advance to promotion. We will cover these ideas in a special chapter later in this book. In more complex cases, deflection serves to create positions where other tactical elements come into play. By attracting an opponent's piece or pawn to an unfavorable square, it may be possible to execute a double attack or discovered attack, or capitalize on a resultant pin, etc. White played: } 1.Rd6! { If now 1...Rc7, then the deflection 2.Rd7+! Rxd7 sets up the pawn fork 3. e6+. White easily wins after 3...Ke7 4.exd7 Kxd7 5.Kg6 etc. To avoid this, Black played } Ke7 { but now the square g6 is not protected: } (1...Rc7 2.Rd7+! Rxd7 3.e6+ Ke7 4.exd7 Kxd7 5.Kg6 $18) 2.Kg6 { and Rubinstein won the game easily. } {#r} 1-0