Triangulation: chess endgame

Spend a tempo to hand the awkward move to your opponent

Loop the king through three squares back to the same one. Spends a tempo, hands the move back to the opponent.

• King loops through three squares back to the same one.
• Spends a tempo to leave the opponent on the move.
• Works when most of the opponent's moves are bad.
• Common when pushing the pawn straight loses the opposition.