Testing your Skills


Advanced Tactics

White to move and mate in 3

White to move and mate in 3

 
  1. Qd8 +, KxQd8

  2. Bg5 +, Ke8

  3. Rd8 #

White to move and win

White to move and win

 
  1. Qh8


Additional Puzzles 

Answers 


  1. Be6+

    1. Be6 +, KxBe6

    2. Qe8 + followed by d5 #

  2. Qe3+

    1. Qe3+, Kh8

    2. RxBb7, KxRb7

    3. Bh6+, Kh8

    4. BxRc8 (white is up a piece and threatens mate with Qf6+ followed by Qg7#)

  3. Kg7

    1. Kg7, h4

    2. Kf6, h3

    3. Ke7, h2

      1. If black plays …Kb6 instead, you play Kd6 and then push the pawn

      2. Playing 3. Ke6 is a mistake since: 3. …h2; c7, h1 = Q; c8 = Q, Qh3+ and black wins with a skewer to capture the white queen

      3. Playing 3. Ke5 is a mistake since: 3. …h2; c7, Kb7 and black can queen his pawn safely

    4. c7, h1 = Q

    5. c8 = Q