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'''Blockade''',<br/>
a chess term concerning the [[Mobility|mobility]] of [[Pawn|pawns]] and pieces, most commonly used in the context of [[Blockade of Stop|blockade]] of [[Stop Square|stop or telestop squares]] of [[Passed Pawn|passed pawns]] by minor pieces as elaborated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] in ''The Blockade'' <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] ('''1925'''). ''Die Blockade''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kagan Bernhard Kagan], Berlin, English version by Philip Hereford ('''1929'''). ''The Blockade''.</ref> and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_System My System]'' (first restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy) <ref>[http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/mysystem.html Nimzowitschâs My System] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Winter_(chess_historian) Edward Winter]</ref>.
=Ambiguity=
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess#Blockade Blockade (Glossary of chess) from Wikipedia]</ref>
* A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_(chess) Block] (blockade) is a term for interrupting the attacking ray of a sliding piece, such as blocking a distant [[Check|check]] by interposing a pawn or piece
* The '''Blockage''' (blockade) refers to pawn, piece and king placement, typically in late [[Endgame|endgames]] or [[Pawn Endgame|pawn endgames]] which prevents the enemy king or pieces to attack own pawns
* The '''Blockade''' also refers to a [[Tactics|chess tactics]] where a [[Decoying|decoy]] [[Sacrifice|sacrifice]] is conducted to decisively reduce the [[Mobility|mobility]] of pieces or [[King|king]] as start of a [[Combination|combination]]
=See also=
* [[Blockade of Stop]]
* [[Blockage Detection]]
* [[Check]]
* [[Decoying]]
* [[Mobility]]
* [[Passed Pawn]]
* [[Trapped Pieces]]
=Publications=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] ('''1925'''). ''Die Blockade''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kagan Bernhard Kagan], Berlin, English version by Philip Hereford ('''1929'''). ''The Blockade''. [http://nimzowitsch.net/die-blockade.html German online version] edited by [https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4686730 Wilfried Krebbers], [http://nimzowitsch.net/startseite.html nimzowitsch.net]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] ('''1925,1927'''). ''[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_System Mein System]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kagan Bernhard Kagan], Berlin, English version by Philip Hereford ('''1930'''). ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_System My System]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harcourt_(publisher) Harcourt, Brace and Company], [http://nimzowitsch.net/mein-system.html German online version] edited by [https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4686730 Wilfried Krebbers], [http://nimzowitsch.net/startseite.html nimzowitsch.net] <ref>[http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/My-System-p3821.htm My System (with The Blockade and other writings)] review by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Silman Jeremy Silman]</ref>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Averbakh Yuri Averbakh] ('''1985'''). ''Chess Tactics for Advanced Players''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Press Pergamon Press], Part 2 The Combinantion, Drawing Combinations, The blockade pp. 245, [https://www.newinchess.com/Chess_Tactics_for_Advanced_Players-p-1888.html 2008 edition] by [https://www.newinchess.com/Labate_Chess-pp-149.html Labate Chess], [https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Tactics-Advanced-Players-Averbakh/dp/4871875083 2012 edition] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi_Press Ishi Press] with introduction by [[Sam Sloan]]
* [[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]] ('''2010, 2012'''). ''Little Chess Evaluation Compendium''. [[file:LittleChessEvaluationCompendium.pdf|December 03, 2012 pdf]]
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_(chess) Block (chess) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blockade blockade - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blockage blockage - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess#Blockade Blockade (Glossary of chess) from Wikipedia]
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'''Blockade''',<br/>
a chess term concerning the [[Mobility|mobility]] of [[Pawn|pawns]] and pieces, most commonly used in the context of [[Blockade of Stop|blockade]] of [[Stop Square|stop or telestop squares]] of [[Passed Pawn|passed pawns]] by minor pieces as elaborated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] in ''The Blockade'' <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] ('''1925'''). ''Die Blockade''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kagan Bernhard Kagan], Berlin, English version by Philip Hereford ('''1929'''). ''The Blockade''.</ref> and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_System My System]'' (first restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy) <ref>[http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/mysystem.html Nimzowitschâs My System] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Winter_(chess_historian) Edward Winter]</ref>.
=Ambiguity=
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess#Blockade Blockade (Glossary of chess) from Wikipedia]</ref>
* A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_(chess) Block] (blockade) is a term for interrupting the attacking ray of a sliding piece, such as blocking a distant [[Check|check]] by interposing a pawn or piece
* The '''Blockage''' (blockade) refers to pawn, piece and king placement, typically in late [[Endgame|endgames]] or [[Pawn Endgame|pawn endgames]] which prevents the enemy king or pieces to attack own pawns
* The '''Blockade''' also refers to a [[Tactics|chess tactics]] where a [[Decoying|decoy]] [[Sacrifice|sacrifice]] is conducted to decisively reduce the [[Mobility|mobility]] of pieces or [[King|king]] as start of a [[Combination|combination]]
=See also=
* [[Blockade of Stop]]
* [[Blockage Detection]]
* [[Check]]
* [[Decoying]]
* [[Mobility]]
* [[Passed Pawn]]
* [[Trapped Pieces]]
=Publications=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] ('''1925'''). ''Die Blockade''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kagan Bernhard Kagan], Berlin, English version by Philip Hereford ('''1929'''). ''The Blockade''. [http://nimzowitsch.net/die-blockade.html German online version] edited by [https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4686730 Wilfried Krebbers], [http://nimzowitsch.net/startseite.html nimzowitsch.net]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Nimzowitsch Aron Nimzowitsch] ('''1925,1927'''). ''[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_System Mein System]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Kagan Bernhard Kagan], Berlin, English version by Philip Hereford ('''1930'''). ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_System My System]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harcourt_(publisher) Harcourt, Brace and Company], [http://nimzowitsch.net/mein-system.html German online version] edited by [https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4686730 Wilfried Krebbers], [http://nimzowitsch.net/startseite.html nimzowitsch.net] <ref>[http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/My-System-p3821.htm My System (with The Blockade and other writings)] review by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Silman Jeremy Silman]</ref>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Averbakh Yuri Averbakh] ('''1985'''). ''Chess Tactics for Advanced Players''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Press Pergamon Press], Part 2 The Combinantion, Drawing Combinations, The blockade pp. 245, [https://www.newinchess.com/Chess_Tactics_for_Advanced_Players-p-1888.html 2008 edition] by [https://www.newinchess.com/Labate_Chess-pp-149.html Labate Chess], [https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Tactics-Advanced-Players-Averbakh/dp/4871875083 2012 edition] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi_Press Ishi Press] with introduction by [[Sam Sloan]]
* [[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]] ('''2010, 2012'''). ''Little Chess Evaluation Compendium''. [[file:LittleChessEvaluationCompendium.pdf|December 03, 2012 pdf]]
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_(chess) Block (chess) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blockade blockade - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blockage blockage - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess#Blockade Blockade (Glossary of chess) from Wikipedia]
=References=
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