Exercises — couloir
Positions to solve on the board, with a hint and a solution.
The back-rank mate
Level:BeginnerThe black king is shut in by its own pawns. Only the back rank is left to it — take it.
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Mate in 1 — the corridor
Level:BeginnerLook at Black's three pawns. They shelter their king and, at the same time, they shut him in. Which rank has he got left?
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Mate in 2 — pull the guard away
Level:IntermediateBlack's rook holds the whole back rank. The bishop cannot replace it — a bishop does not watch a rank. Make them swap jobs.
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- deviation
- couloir
- sacrifice
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Mate in 2 — give up the queen
Level:IntermediateBlack's rook guards the back rank. It can only guard one thing at a time — make it capture something.
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- sacrifice
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The overloaded defender
Level:IntermediateBlack's rook has two jobs: defend the bishop and guard the back rank. Ask it to do both at once.
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