Skewers, part 2 is lesson 4 of 8 in Pins and skewers, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). A skewer is a pin turned round: attack the more valuable piece, and when it steps aside, take what stood behind it. More positions, a little harder. 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: win material with a skewer. (5 positions)
White to move: win material with a skewer. (2 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move: win material with a skewer. 1...Rd1+ 2.Kc4 Rc1+ 3.Kd5 Rxc8. The rook on c1 hit the king; when it stepped aside, the rook on c8 behind it fell. You win the rook on c8 and come out 5 points ahead.
White to move: win material with a skewer. 1.Rb5+ Ke4 2.Rb4+ Ke3 3.Rxf4. The rook on b4 hit the king; when it stepped aside, the rook on f4 behind it fell. You win the rook on f4 and come out 5 points ahead.
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