Removal of the Guard Flashcards
White to play and win a pawn
2-130: 1.Bxg6 Bxh3 1…fxg6 2.Rxe6. 2.Bxf7+ The bishop is a desperado – it is lost anyway, so it will sell itself as dearly as possible. 2…Rxf7 3.gxh3.
Black to play and win
2-131: 1…Rg1+ 2.Kxg1 Qxe1+ picks up the queen for a rook.
White to play and win
2-132: 1.Rxd5 Bxd5 2.Rxf6 wins two pieces for a rook (and gets rid of the bishop-pair), worth about two pawns, but more importantly, it leaves White with an easily winning position.
White to play and win
2-133: 1.Bxe6 fxe6 2.Qxg4 wins the knight.
White to play and win
2-134: 1.Bxg7 1.Rxf6 also works, e.g., 1…Bxf6 2.Bg7! with mate on h7 or h8 next. 1…Kxg7 2.Rxf6 exf6 2…Rh8 3.Rxf7+ Kg8 and White is up a piece and will soon mate after 4.Rh7; 2…Kxf6 3.Rf1+ Kg7 4.Qh7#.
White to play and win
2-135: 1.Qxb7 and if 1…Qxb7?? 2.Rxe8# or 1…Rxe1+ 2.Rxe1 Qxby?? 3.Re8#.
White to play and win
2-136: 1.Rxd4 Nxd4 2.Kxf2 and White wins a piece.
White to play and win a pawn
2-137: 1.Bxf6 Bxf6 2.Nxd5 wins the d-pawn.
Black to play and win
2-138: 1…Qe1+ 2.Qf1 Bh2+ wins the queen.
White to play and win
2-139: 1.Rxf6 Qxf6 2.Bxd5+ Kg7 3.Bxa8 wins the pawn and the knight.
White to play and win
2-140: 1.Nxd7 Qxd7 2.Qxe6 wins a piece for White.
Black to play and win
2-141: 1…Rxf3 2.Bxf3 Nf2+ If 2…Qh2+?? 3.Qxh2. 3.Qxf2 Qxf2 wins the queen.
White to play and win a pawn
2-142: 1.Nxf6+ Bxf6 2.Bxh6 wins the h-pawn.
Black to play and win
2-143: 1…a4 2.Nc1 Ba5 and 3…d2 can only be stopped by 3.Nxd3. On 2.Nd2 Bd4, the b-pawn falls with an easy win.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-144: 1…cxd4 overworks the knight, so that 2.Nxd4 Nxe5 wins the e-pawn. If 2.Nb5, then 2…Bb4+, and Black has an advantage.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-145: 1…Ra4+ removes the defender of the g-pawn. 2.Kf3 Bxg5.
Black to play and win
2-146: 1…Nd4+ 2.Kf2 Qxd1 wins the queen.
White to play and win
2-147: 1.b3 Rb4 2.a3 2.c3 is also good. 2…Be3 If 2…Rb6 3.Rxd4. 3.axb4 Bxd2+ 4.Kxd2 wins a piece.
White to play and win
2-148: 1.Bh7+ wins the queen for a bishop, which is superior to just 1.Rxf8+ winning the queen for a rook and leaving White down a pawn.
Black to play and win
2-149: 1…b5+ 2.Ka5 Rxb3 wins the rook.
Black to play and win
2-150: 1…Nxd4 2.hxg4 If 2.Nxd4? Qh2# is the point. 2…Nxe2+ 3.Nxe2 Black wins a queen and pawn for two knights. This is a famous trap pattern in many opening and therefore well worth knowing.
White to play and win
2-151: 1.Bxa6 bxa6 2.Nxc7+ wins at least the exchange.
White to play and win
2-152: 1.Rd1+ Kc5 2.Kxe6 wins the rook.
Black to play and win
2-153: 1…Bxf3 Even better than 1…Nxf3+ 2.gxf3. 2.gxf3 Nxh3+ 3.Kh2 Qh4 4.Rh1 Nf4+ and Black wins easily.
White to play and win
2-154: 1.Nd5 Overworking the knight, which is guarding the mate o h7. 1…Re8 If 1…Nxd5 2.Qxh7#. 2.g5 2.Nxf6+ exf6 3.Qxh7+ Kf8 4.g5 also wins. 2…Nh5 3.Rxh5 gxh5 4.Nf6+ exf6 5.gxf6 and Black must give up his queen to avoid checkmate.
Black to play and win
2-155: 1…Rd2+ 2.Kc4 Kxe4 wins the rook.
White to play and win a pawn
2-156: 1.Nxc6 Rxc6 2.Rxd5 wins a pawn.
Black to play and win a piece
2-157: 1…d5 2.Rxa7 dxe4 wins the bishop.
White to play and win
2-158: 1.Kh2 attacks the knight, which is guarding the bishop, so one of them is lost.
White to play and win
2-159: 1.Rh8+ wins a queen for a rook – with mate soon to follow.
Black to play and win
2-160: 1…Ba6 A skewer sets up removal of theguard. 2.Qb6 Bxd3 3.Bxd3 Qxc1+ wins the bishop.
Black to play and win
2-161: 1…Rxe2+ 2.Rxe2 Qxd4+ wins the queen.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-162: 1…Rxd2 2.Bxd2 Nxe5 wins the e-pawn, as the knight is overworked. 1…Nxe5 also works: 1…Nxe5 2.Nxe5 Rxd2 3.Bxd2 Rxd2 or 1…Nxe5 2.Rxd3 Nxd3.
White to play and win material
2-163: 1.Rxe6 Qxe6 2.Rxg4 wins two pieces for a rook.
Black to play and win
2-164: 1…Rd1+ 2.Rxd1 The only move! 2…Qxc6 winning a queen for a rook. This is a common – and effective – pattern.
White to play and win
2-165: 1.Rxa5 The double attack fails: 1.Qa3? Nec6. 1…Qxa5 2.Bxe7 wins two pieces for a rook.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-166: 1…Ne5 2.Qd1 2.Qxd4?? Nxf3+ wins the queen on a discovery. 2…Nxc4 wins the c-pawn.
White to play and win
2-167: 1.h6+ Kh7 2.Qxf6 wins the queen.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-168: 1…Bxh3 2.Bxh3 Qxd5 is a common pattern that wins a pawn.
Black to play and win
2-169: 1…Qxg2+ 1…Qf1+ 2.Rg1 Qxg1+ is similar. 2.Kxg2 gxf6 winning a rook.
White to play and win a pawn
2-170: 1.Bxf6+ exf6 2.Qxd6 wins the d-pawn.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-171: 1…Rb3+ 2.Kf2 exf4 wins the f-pawn.
Black to play and win
2-172: 1…e6 2.Rxf7+ Moving the knight and losing the rook is even worse, as is moving the rook and losing the knight. It is better to lose the exchange than lose a piece! 2…Kxf7.
Black to play and win
2-173: 1…Rc3+ wins a rook.
White to play and win
2-174: 1.c5 wins either the bishop or the knight it is guarding. After 1…Nd5 2.cxd6 cxd6 3.e7, White is winning.
White to play and win a piece
2-175: 1.Rd5+ Ke6 2.Rdxc5 wins the bishop.
White to play and win
2-176: 1.Rxd6 cxd6 2.Rxe7 wins two pieces for a rook.
Black to play and win
2-177: 1…a2 2.Rxb5+ If 2.Kxa2 Kxb4. 2…Rxb5+ 3.Kxa2 and Black wins a rook.
Black to play and win
2-178: 1…Rd8 A skewer. 2.Qa1 The queen must guard the rook, but 2…Qxe4 wins the bishop.
White to play and win
2-179: 1.Nxf6+ Rxf6 If 1…Kf7 2.Nxe8 Rxd2 3.Rxd2 Rxe8 also leaves White ahead a rook. 2.Qxd8 wins a rook.
White to play and win
2-180: 1.Bxh3 Qxh3 1.Rxc6 wins a piece.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-181: 1…Nxf5 2.exf5 Nxd5 wins the d-pawn. If 3. f6?, then 3…Nxf6.
Black to play and win a pawn
2-182: 1…Nxa3 2.bxa3 Qxc3 wins an important pawn. This is a common “Open Sicilian” tactic for Black.
White to play and win
2-183: 1.Bxf6 Bxf6 2.Rxf6 Qxf6 3.Qxc5 wins two pieces for a rook.
White to play and win
2-184: 1.Nxd5 Bxd5 1…Bxg5 2.Nxb6 wins the queen. 2.Bxe7 wins a piece.
