1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts, Too

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Discovered attack265267Discovery and pinc d eWhite is on topThe king looks vulnerable26826927087/---m"Z'i//"=',,77:"'''=/""'d65432Winning attackWon endgameDiscovery on the queen271272273Immediate victoryAn intermediate exerciseThe back rank274275276Black's pieces are badly placedAn elegant double threatMating attack37
White to moveSolutions on page 128A discovered check occurs when thetarget of the unmasked piece in adiscovered attack is none other thanHis Majesty himself. As a result theyare particulary dangerous.In defending his king, Whiteunleashes a discovered check: 1. l"i:bl!... which is indeed checkmate!The last example is as instructive asit is entertaining.White plays 1. ti:JgS+ with a discoveredcheck, picking up the queen on thenext move.The following examples will give youa even better idea of the devastatingpower of a discovered check .1. l"i:xbS+ a7 2. l"i:b7+ a8The poor black king is forced backto the critical square.3. l"i:xb4+ a7 4. l"i:b7+ ma8 5.l"i:h7+ mb8 6. l"i:xhSThis series of discovered checksconcludes with the capture of a goodthree pieces.This nightmare form of deja vu iscalled a 'windmill'. Though infrequent,it is one of the most delightful of alltactical motifs.39
Page 1 and 2: for Beginners·Franco Masetti & Rob
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Page 5 and 6: Chess is 99% tactics!If this celebr
Page 7 and 8: Mate in one1011 12The bishop and kn
Page 9 and 10: Mate in one3435 36a b c d eA 2006 m
Page 11 and 12: Mate in twoWhite to move and mate i
Page 13 and 14: Mate in two79 80 81Two ways to do i
Page 15 and 16: Mate in two103 104 105One ... two .
Page 17 and 18: Mate in two127128 129a b c d e I g
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Page 21 and 22: Mate in two175176177a b c d e 9 ha
Page 23 and 24: The missing piece193 195Add a bisho
Page 25 and 26: White to moveSolutions on page 127S
Page 27 and 28: Double attack217 219Nasty pin This
Page 29 and 30: Double attack241 242 243The back ra
Page 31: Discovered attack253 254 255One sma
Page 35 and 36: Discovered check289290 291A beautif
Page 37 and 38: Double check301 302 303A famous mat
Page 39 and 40: White to moveSolutions on page 129W
Page 41 and 42: Pin325 326 327Let's get started Thi
Page 43 and 44: Pin349 350 351This is prettyThe e-f
Page 45 and 46: Skewer361362363StraightforwardArriv
Page 47 and 48: White to moveSolutions on page 131D
Page 49 and 50: Deflection397398399a b c d e g ha b
Page 51 and 52: Decoy sacrifice409410Please come th
Page 53 and 54: White to moveSolutions on page 132T
Page 55 and 56: Promotion433 434435Keep it simple N
Page 57 and 58: Promotion457 458 459Distant passed
Page 59 and 60: Drawing tactics469 470471A decoy dr
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Page 63 and 64: Mixed motifs: White511 5125138765"-
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Mixed motifs: Black829 830Boxed-in
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Curiosities979980981Mate in 2Chess
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Solutions156 - 1.1Wd6+ l"i:xd6 2.l"
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Solutions280 - 1.iH6+ winning 'W'f2
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SolutionsDeflection page 57385 - 1.
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Solutions468 - The final part of th
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Solutions3.l'lxd8#] 2.l'ld8 with a
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Solutions872 - 1.'&g7+!! xg7 2.ltJh
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Solutions980 - Black, with a comple
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