Deflection

Forcing a defending piece away from the square it protects.

Deflection lures or forces a defending piece off the square, rank, file or diagonal it is guarding — usually with a check or capture it can't ignore — so a follow-up move can exploit the now-undefended target.

Related terms
Decoy Removing the Defender Tactic
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Rubinstein's Immortal 1907

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