Quick practice: discovered attacks and mates

Combinations for improving players: discovered checks, Legal's Mate from the opening, and the smothered mate with a queen sacrifice. This is a tactics course with 2 lessons and 4 interactive exercises, suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). Every exercise is played on a real board with feedback after each move, there is nothing to install, and it is free.

Lessons in Quick practice: discovered attacks and mates

  1. Discovered attacks – Move one piece out of the way and the piece behind it attacks. Two threats in one move.
  2. Mating patterns – Some mates come up again and again. Learn the picture and you will find them over the board.

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