Double Threats

Question 1

White to play and win

Answer 1

2-78: 1.Qd5 threatens Qxe4 and Qxf7#. 1…Qe7 1…Ng5 2.Bxg5. 2.Qxe4.

Question 2

White to play and win

Answer 2

2-79: 1.Rxa8 Rxa8 2.Qe4 threatens the rook and mate on h7.

Question 3

White to play and win

Answer 3

2-80: 1.Qf4 threatening the knight and Nf7+, so if 1…Nxb3 Or 1…Bxe5 2.Qxe5+ wins the knight. 2.Nf7+.

Question 4

Black to play and win

Answer 4

2-81: 1…Qd4 threatens 2…Qxe5 and 2…Qxf2#.

Question 5

White to play and win a pawn

Answer 5

2-82: 1.dxe5 wins a pawn since 1…Nxe4? 2.Qd5

Question 6

White to play and win

Answer 6

2-83: 1.h4 has the double threat of Rxh7# and Rxb7.

Question 7

White to play and win

Answer 7

2-84: 1.Qg2 threatens Qxd5 and Qg7#

Question 8

White to play and win

Answer 8

2-85: 1.Qf7 threatens Qg7#, but 1…Rg8 allows the second threat of 2.Rxe7 when the rook on e8 moves.

Question 9

Black to play and win

Answer 9

2-86: 1…d4 threatens the queen and mate on g2.

Question 10

White to play and win

Answer 10

2-87: The end of the famous Saavedra study. Kb3 threatens both 2.Kxa4 and 2.Rc1#, so White wins the rook.

Question 11

White to play and win

Answer 11

2-88: 1.Qh5 threatens the bishop and mate.

Question 12

Black to play and win

Answer 12

2-89: 1…Qg5 threatens mate and continues to threaten the knight. 2.Nf3 Bxf3 and the pin wins!

Question 13

Black to play and win

Answer 13

2-90: 1…Nb4 threatens the queen and Nxc2#. 2.Rb1 Qxb1+ Counting correctly! 3.Nxb1 Nxd5 wins a rook.