Exercises — sacrifice
Positions to solve on the board, with a hint and a solution.
Attraction: the king comes to you
Level:IntermediateYour knight is dreaming of a square where it would check the king and attack the queen at once. That square only works if the king is somewhere else — so move him.
- attraction
- sacrifice
- fourchette
- cavalier
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Mate in 2 — draw the rook in
Level:IntermediateThe black king is already nearly shut in by his pawns. One square is left — and his own rook can come and block it, if you make it.
- mat
- attraction
- sacrifice
- cavalier
- etouffe
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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.
- mat
- 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.
- mat
- sacrifice
- couloir
- tour
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