Clearance

Moving a piece out of the way so another piece can use its square or line.

A clearance sacrifice or maneuver moves a piece off a square, rank, file or diagonal — often at a material cost — purely to open that line for a different piece to deliver the real blow.

Related terms
Interference Discovered Attack Sacrifice
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