Exercises — tour
Positions to solve on the board, with a hint and a solution.
Mate in 1 — the last step of the ladder
Level:BeginnerOne rook already holds the seventh rank, so the king cannot come down. The other rook has just one step left.
- mat
- escalier
- tour
- finale
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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.
- mat
- couloir
- tour
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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?
- mat
- couloir
- tour
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The discovered attack
Level:IntermediateYour rook and the black king are on the same file, with just one piece between them — yours. Where should it go so that leaving is worth something?
- decouverte
- cavalier
- tour
- tactique
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Deflection in the endgame
Level:IntermediateThe black king is sitting on the promotion square. He will not leave of his own accord — but he cannot refuse a check.
- deviation
- finale
- pion
- tour
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The skewer: king in front, queen behind
Level:IntermediateThe king and the queen stand on the same file. Check the king: he has to move, and he cannot take the queen with him.
- enfilade
- tour
- tactique
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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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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.
- surcharge
- mat
- couloir
- tour
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