Rooks and queens on the 7th is lesson 6 of 7 in Real-game tactics 5: Attacking the king, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). A rook or queen on the 7th rank eats pawns and traps the king on the back rank. It has 6 interactive exercises: 6 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 and win. (3 positions)
White to move and win. (2 positions)
Black to move: mate in 2.
Worked examples
Black to move and win. 1...Qxd2. The sacrifice paid off. You win the bishop on d2 and come out 3 points ahead.
Black to move and win. 1...Qd5 2.Rg1 Qxa2. The queen on d5 attacked the rook and the rook at once. You win the rook on a2 and come out 5 points ahead.
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