Discovered attacks is lesson 3 of 7 in Real-game tactics 2: Forks, pins and skewers, a tactics course suited to players rated around 800 (beginners). Move one piece out of the way and the piece behind it attacks, while the moving piece makes its own threat. It has 7 interactive exercises: 7 calculated lines from real positions. You play every move on a board and get feedback straight away. The lesson is free.
What you practise
Black to move: mate in 2. (2 positions)
White to move: mate in 2. (4 positions)
Black to move: unleash a discovered attack.
Worked examples
Black to move: mate in 2. 1...Ne4+ 2.Kg1 Qf2#. Moving the knight opened the line for the queen on h4. It was a double check: the king had to move. Mate in 2.
White to move: mate in 2. 1.Rxd7+ Ke8 2.Qe7#. The rook on d7 attacked the king and the bishop at once. Mate in 2.
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