400-499 Flashcards
White to move
5.Bxa6 wins a piece after 5…Nxa6 6.Qa4+ forking the King and Knight.
White to move
19.Bh3 pins and adds a second attacker to the Black Knight on g4, pinning it to the Queen. If 19…f5 20.Rxf5 winning a pawn.
White to move
11.f5 traps the Bishop
White to move
20.Nxf7#
Black to move
17…Qg5 threatens mate with 18…Qxg2 and sets up a deadly discovered check. For example 18.g3 Nxh3+ 19.Kg2 Qxd2 winning the White Queen.
Black to move
39…Rf6# is an interesting checkmate
White to move
16.Ne4 forks the Black Queen and Bishop. There is no retreat square for the Queen where she can still protect the Bishop.
White to move
Bxf7+ When the King moves up it is then checkmate from the Knight on d5. 8…Ke7 9.Nd5#. This is the famous Legal’s mate. White has sacrificed his Queen on d1 for this checkmate.
White to move
17.Qh6+ and after the King moves to either g8 or h8, the White Knight trades for the Knight on f6, which then allows the Queen to capture the pawn on h7 with checkmate. 17…Kg8 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Qxh7#.
Black to move
13…Ne4discovered attack. The White Knight on c3 is double attacked and pinned, so Black will either win the Knight or capture the White Rook on a1 after the White moves.14.Nxe4 Bxa1
White to move
9.Nd6# smothered mate.
Black to move
17…Bc5 pins the White Queen to the King.
White to move
19.Nc8+ forces the Black King to the 8th rank, and after any King move, 20.Nxd6 discovered check Ke7 21.Rxf7#
Black to move
13…Nd4 and White cannot save the Queen and prevent the smothered mate 14…Nc2#. If 14.Qe3 Nc2+ forks the King and Queen.
White to move
9.Nb5 Threatening the Queen, and also mate on c7 with 10.Nc7#. The Black Queen cannot find a safe square to guard c7, so this wins the Queen, since Black needs to stop the mate.
White to move
10.Nf6# Double discovered checkmate.
Black to move
6…Nxe5 unfortunately you can’t take the Queen or you get Legal’s mate via 7.Bxf7 Ke7 8.Nd5#.
Black to move
18…e4 attacks the White Bishop on d3 and discovers an attack on the White Knight on d6. Black wins a piece.
Black to move
19…Bd3 skewers the White Queen and Rook
Black to move
20…Bxc3 and White has no good to recapture. The b pawn is pinned to the Rook.
White to move
13.Bg6+ Double discovered check 13…Kd7 14.Be8 A beautiful checkmate!
Black to move
14…Qa5+ picks off the bishop. 15.b4 Qxb5
White to move
15.Bf7+ Kf8 16.Qh6#
White to move
18.Ne5 attacks the Black Knight on d7, and discovers an attack on the Black Bishop on b7.
If 18…Nxe5 19.Bxb7 Black has both his Knight and Rook under attack.
If 18…Bxg2 19.Nxd7 forking the Black Queen and Rook.
Black to move
19…Nf5+ 20.Kg4 Rh4+ 21.Kg5 Qd8# (21…Be7#) and the Fat Lady has sung.
Black to move
9…Bb3 10.Qe1 Nc2 forks the Queen and Rook.
Black to move
20…Rxh3# the g pawn is pinned
White to move
32.Ra8+ all roads lead to mate.
32…Qxa8 33.Nf6+ Kh8 34.Qxh7#
32…Rd8 33.Rxd8+ Qe8 34.Rxe8#
Black to move
4…g6 prevents the mate on f7. White is in trouble after 5.Qh4 Be7 and there is no way to save the Knight that is pinned and attacked twice. Black wins a piece.
Black to move
14…Ne2+ removes the White King from the defense of the f2 pawn, which is now attacked twice. 15.Kh1 Rxf2
White to move
31.Rg7+ Kh8 32.Qh4 leads to mate.
White to move
14.Bxh7+ the classic “Greek Gift” sacrifice. White will follow up the attack with moves like Rh3, Qh5, andBlack is in trouble regardless if they accept the “gift” or not.
Black to move
52…Rf2+ discovered check, helping Black trade down into an easily won endgame. 53.Kg3 Rxh2 54.Kxh2
White to move
17.Qg4+ leads to mate
17…Kd6 18.Be7+ Kxe5 19.d4#
17…Qe6 18.Qxe6#
White to move
16.Ne7# A cool checkmate with 2 Knights.
Black to move
7…Ba6+ runs White out of luck. Giving up a piece with 8.Nb5 is the only way to avoid the checkmate. If 8.Kd2 f3#
Black to move
29…c5+ Wins the Rook on d5 with discovered check
Black to move
35…Bd1 pins the White Queen to the King
Black to move
12…Qxh2#
Black to move
3…g6 protects the pawn, and prevents the checkmate 4.Bxh5 Rxh5 5.Qxh5 g6 6.Qxg6# In the game Black played 3…g5?? and got mated in this manner.
Black to move
28…Bd5+ a remove the defender tactic 29.Kc3 Ne4+ 30.Kd3 Qxb4 winning the White Rook.
White to move
14.Qxd8#
Black to move
14…Nxd4 snatches a pawn if 15.cxd4 Bxd4+ 16.Kh1 Bxa1 Black wins two pawns and Rook for a Knight.
White to move
10.Nb5 threatens 11.Nc7+ and also 11.b4 forking the Black Queen and Bishop. Black cannot meet both threats.
Black to move
17…Rxh2+ a nice Rook sacrifice leading to mate.
18.Kxh2 Qh8+ 19.Bh3 Qxh3+ 20.Kg1 Nxe2#
or
18.Kg1 Nxf3#
Black to move
10…Bg3#
White to move
7.Bf7#
White to move
8.Bxf7+ Kd8 9.Ne6# a cute checkmate
Black to move
15…Qd7 or 15…Qc8 and Black mates White on the light squares.
16.Nd2 Qh3 17.Nxf3 exf3 and White cannot stop 18…Qg2#
Black to move
60…Ng2+ forks King and Bishop trading down into an easily won endgame. 61.Kf2 Nxe1 62.Kxe1 d2+ and Black promotes to a Queen on the next move.
Black to move
24…Bxh2+ leads to mate 25.Qxh2 Qxh2+ 26.Kf1 Bd3+ 27.Ke1 Qe2#
If 25.Kf2 Qg3+ 26.Kf1 Qg1#
If 25.Kh1 Bg3+ 26.Kg1 Qh1#
White to move
18.f4 attacks and wins the Knight, which is pinned to the mate threat on g7. Black cannot move the Knight, without allowing 18…Qg7#
Black to move
10…Bh4+ discovered attack, winning the White Queen on the next move.
White to move
21.Nc7+ a clearance and deflection tactic forking the Black King and Rook. 21.Qxc7 22.Qe6+ forks the Black King and Rook. 22…Qe7 23.Qxg8+ Kd7 24.Qxa8
Black to move
41…Bd6 pins and wins the White Rook
Black to move
15…Qxf2+ 16.Kh1 Qxe1#
Black to move
16…Nb4 attacks the White Queen on a6, and threatens a fork of the White King and Rook with 17…Nc2+. White cannot meet both threats.
Black to move
18…Rh1+!! deflects the White King from protection of the Queen on f2. 19.Kxh1 Qxf2 winning a Queen for a Rook.
Black to move
28…Rxg2+ Black saves his losing position by forcing stalemate! 29.Kh1 Rg1+ 30.Rxg
Black to move
35…Bxe4+ Discovered attack on the White Queen from the Black Rook.
White to move
7.Qh5# a variation on “Fools Mate.”
White to move
35.Rxf5 wins a piece, if 35…Qxe5 36.Rxe5 Rxf1 37.Bxf1.
If 35…Rxf5 36.Qxg3
White to move
18.Nc7+ invades with a fork of King and Rook.
White to move
29.c7 and the pawn cannot be stopped
White to move
16.Bg5 traps the Black Queen. Black will be forced to give up some material to save the Queen. For example, 16…Nxf3+ 17.Rxf3 Qg4 or 16…Qxg5 17.Qxg5 Nxd3 giving up the Queen for a Bishop and Knight.
White to move
9.Nxe5 wins a piece that is attacked twice, and only defended once.
White to move
37.fxg5+ wins the Black Bishop with discovered check.
Black to move
14…Bg4 traps the White Queen
Black to move
49…e3+ discovered check, winning the White Bishop
Black to move
31…Bxd1 gets the Black Bishop out of danger, and wins a piece. If 32.Rxd1 Ne2+
Black to move
37…Qxf1+ wins a Rook that is attacked twice, and only defended once. 38.Qxf1 Rxf1+
Black to move
9…Bxh6 overloads the White Queen, who can’t recapture, and still guard the Knight on d4. 10.Qxh6 Nxd4 wins a piece.
White to move
13.Nxf6# a smothered mate.
White to move
53.Rxa2 stops Black from queening their pawn, before making a Queen of their own.
Black to move
26…c6 attacks the White Knight, which has no escape squares.
Black to move
White to move
45.Be6+ White gets his Bishop out of danger with check, and can take the Black Knight on g3 the next move.
Black to move
17…g6 wins the White Queen. 18.Qxh6 Bg7 19.Qh4 Nxh3+ discovered attack on the Queen.
White to move
39.Nxh6! wins a pawn. If 39…Kxh6 40.Rh1+ leads to mate 40…Qh5 41.Qg5+ Kh7 42.Rxh5#.
White to move
32.Ne7+ leads to mate 32…Kc5 33.R8d5# or 32…Kc7 33.Rc8#
Black to move
34…e3+ forks the White King and Rook
White to move
25.d4 attacks the pinned Black Bishop, which can’t move without losing the Black Rook on c6
White to move
8.Bd3 traps the Black Queen for example, 8…Qg4 9.h3 Qh5 10.g4 Qg6 11.Bxg6
White to move
23.Nxd6 Qxd6 24.Bxc5 forks the Black Queen and Rook
If 23…Nxe3 White will play 24.fxe3 and Black cannot play 24…Qxd6 because of 25.Bh7+ discovered attack winning the Black Queen.
Black to move
30…Rxd6 wins the White Bishop, the e pawn is pinned.
White to move
20.Rxe8 deflects the Black Queen from the defense of the Knight on f6
Black to move
42…Rh8+ 43.Rh6 Rxh6#
White to move
19.Bg4 Skewers the Black Queen and Rook
White to move
32.Rd8#
White to move
24.Nf7+ forks the Black King and Queen
Black to move
24…Qe3# a Dovetail mate
Black to move
7…Be5 wins the Rook on a1, which cannot move or be defended.
Black to move
31…Qd5+ and White cannot stop mate 32.Qe4 Qxe4 33.Rf3 Qxf3+ 34.Kg1 Nxh3# (34…Qg2#)
Black to move
35…Bb3 forces the White Rook off the fourth rank, 36.Rc3 allowing 36…Bd5+ skewering the White King and Knight. Black wins a piece.
White to move
40.Rxd3 takes a piece threatening a back rank mate, and removing the defender of the Black Rook on c1
Black to move
26…axb5+ discovered attack on the White Queen
Black to move
12…Qb4+ forks the White King and Bishop
Black to move
20…Ne2+ forks the King and Queen
Black to move
18…Ncxe5 winning a pawn with a discovered attack on the Bishop on b5 and clearance sacrifice threatening 19…c2 forking the White Queen and Knight.
Black to move
12…g5 traps the White Bishop.
