Decoys, part 2 is lesson 8 of 9 in Deflection and decoy, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). A decoy sacrifice drags a piece, usually the king, onto a square where a check, a fork or mate is waiting. 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: lure a piece onto a fatal square. (3 positions)
White to move: lure a piece onto a fatal square. (4 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move: lure a piece onto a fatal square. 1...Rxc3 2.Qxc3 Na2+ 3.Kb2 Nxc3. The rook sacrifice on c3 lured the queen there, and the next move hit it. You come out 5 points ahead in material.
White to move: lure a piece onto a fatal square. 1.Rxc6 Rxc6 2.Ne7+ Kg7 3.Nxc6. The rook sacrifice on c6 lured the rook there, and the next move hit it. You win the rook on c6 and come out 3 points ahead.
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