Alekhine's gun
/ɐlˈɛkhaɪnz ɡˈʌn/
/ɐlˈɛkhaɪnz ɡˈʌn/
Alekhine's gun
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Alekhines kanon, Alekhines formation
a tactical formation where two rooks are stacked on the same file, and the queen is behind them, creating a powerful attacking position
Exempel
The chess player set up Alekhine ’s gun to launch an attack on the opponent's king.
Schackspelaren satte upp Alekhines kanon för att inleda en attack mot motståndarens kung.
With his two rooks lined up and the queen behind them, he created Alekhine ’s gun for a powerful strike.
Med sina två torn uppradade och damen bakom dem skapade han Alekhines kanon för en kraftfull attack.
