Line piece
In the context of chess, a line piece is a piece that can move an unlimited distance along a straight line, albeit without jumping over other pieces. These are namely the Queens, Rooks, and Bishops. All three are useful for pinning, skewering, and discovered attacks.
Further reading
Encyclopedias
- The Oxford Companion to Chess David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld, 1984, ISBN 0-19-281986-0, p. 187
Chess terms: Attacking | Broad centre | Capturing | Centipawn | Hanging | Interposing | Line piece | Material | Open file | Piece | Reply
