Decoy

  • In chess, decoying is the tactic of ensnaring a piece, usually the king or queen, by forcing it to move to a poisoned square with a sacrifice on that square.

  Time to practice! White to move and win.

Answers in the next section

1. Bf7+

1. Bf7+

2. _____

2. _____

3. _____

3. _____

4. _____

4. _____

 Answers

  1. Bf7+

    1. Bf7+ KxB

    2. QxQd8

  2. Qd8+

    1. Qd8+ KxQd8

    2. Bg5++ Kc7

      1. …if Ke8, Rd8#

    3. Bd8#

  3. Ba5+

    1. Ba5+ QxBa5

    2. Nb7+ forking the king and queen

  4. Qxh6+

    1. Qxh6+ KxQh6

    2. Rh2#

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