Improve Your Chess Tactics

Next Page Previous Page Feedback Front Page

Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
If you find any errors, then please let me know.- John.
Please use the links below to center the problems, find the solution, and to advance to the next problem.

1W0288 [solution]	_____	1W0289 [solution] [Next]
1W0290 [solution]	_____	1W0291 [solution] [Next]
1W0288 1. Qxg4 wins because the Bishop on e6 is pinned to the king by the rook on e1.	_____	1W0289 1. Bf1 and the Black Queen has no where to hide. It will be taken no matter what.
1W0290 White may still be lost, but he should at least play 1. Nb6 forking the two rooks	_____	1W0291 1. Qxc5 black resigns! Note that the pawn on d6 is pinned to the queen by the rook on d1
1W0292 [solution]	_____	1W0293 [solution] [Next]
1W0294 [solution]	_____	1W0295 [solution] [Next]
1W0292 1. Kf2 wins because he is attacking the rook on e3 and the bishop on b7 at the same time.	_____	1W0293 1. Ne6 forks the Queen and Rook (although the position is complicated, white should win.)
1W0294 1. Bf4 skewers the Black Queen to the bishop on d6 which is already attacked by the queen on d1.	_____	1W0295 1. Nd6+ uncovers an attack on the queen. Thanks to Vince Deuel for surprising me with this one.
1W0296 [solution]	_____	1W0297 [solution] [Next]
1W0296 1. Nf6+ (or Nd6+) creates a discovered attack on the queen at d5 by the queen on f3. So the queen is lost	_____	1W0297 1. Ne6 mate. Moving the knight elsewhere does not work because black can play Bd7. The double check mates this work.