Exercises — defense
Positions to solve on the board, with a hint and a solution.
Perpetual check
Level:AdvancedYou're lost: Black's queen and rook are aiming at g2, and you're well down on material. But Black's king doesn't have much air. If you can't win, can you stop it from ever catching its breath?
- defense
- echec-perpetuel
- dame
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Save the draw — Réti's study
Level:AdvancedThe h-pawn looks uncatchable and your c6 pawn looks lost. But count diagonally: a king can chase two goals at once. Running after the h-pawn, it can also get closer to its own.
- defense
- finale
- regle-du-carre
- pion
- roi
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Philidor — hold the draw
Level:AdvancedBlack's king wants to climb onto your third rank and escort its pawn. While the pawn stays put, your rook bars that rank. The moment the pawn advances, the rook changes job: go as far away as it can and check from behind.
- philidor
- finale
- tour
- defense
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