Tactics 1 x 1
340 exercises
Mating Combination:
• Mate in one move
• Mate in two moves
Winning Material in a Tactical Way:
• Pawn fork
• Knight fork
• Double attack
• Pin
• Discovered attack
• Encircling, trapping
The major means of tactical blows:
Deflection - forcing an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece
Decoying - ensnaring a piece, usually the king or queen, by forcing it to move to a poisoned square with a sacrifice on that square.
340 exercises
Mating Combination:
• Mate in one move
• Mate in two moves
Winning Material in a Tactical Way:
• Pawn fork
• Knight fork
• Double attack
• Pin
• Discovered attack
• Encircling, trapping
The major means of tactical blows:
Deflection - forcing an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece
Decoying - ensnaring a piece, usually the king or queen, by forcing it to move to a poisoned square with a sacrifice on that square.