Decoys, part 3 is lesson 9 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. (2 positions)
White to move: lure a piece onto a fatal square. (5 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move: lure a piece onto a fatal square. 1...Rxf2+ 2.Kg3 Rxf3+ 3.Kxf3 Ne5+ 4.Ke4 Nxd7. The rook sacrifice on f3 lured the king there, and the next move hit it. You win the rook on d7 and come out 4 points ahead.
Black to move: lure a piece onto a fatal square. 1...Rxb5 2.Rxb5 Nd4+ 3.Kd3 Nxb5. The rook sacrifice on b5 lured the rook there, and the next move hit it. You win the rook on b5 and come out 3 points ahead.
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