This tactic is important, but not usually presented to beginners or even intermediate players. Several names can be used for it, even Deflection. I take issue with that one, however slight the difference. In my humble opinion, in simplest terms, the Deflection is a push, whereas the Decoy or Lure is a pull. Further, the Decoy or Lure is meant to bring a chess piece into a more dangerous square. The pending result is often trapping (or mate, if it were the King to be brought away) for that same piece, but Deflection is pushing a piece away so that *another* piece becomes a viable target.

Deflection has more in common with Removing the Defender or Undermining, then. I may be putting too fine a point on matters, but at least for today, that's my understanding. My mind is open for clarification or correction and I will consider matters further.

ChessCoachClark (CCC) originated this game collection and he updates it on occasion. This project is a work in progress, culling games from various sources, including several chess training books and personal research. The games are ordered by date (oldest first), not by importance.

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