Removing the defender, part 3 is lesson 6 of 9 in Deflection and decoy, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). If a piece or a square is guarded only once, take the guard and it falls. 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: remove the defender and win. (5 positions)
White to move: mate in 4.
White to move: mate in 5.
Worked examples
Black to move: remove the defender and win. 1...Rxb2 2.O-O Qxc3 3.Rxb2 Qxb2. Taking the bishop on b2 removed the defender of c3. You win the rook on b2 and come out 5 points ahead.
Black to move: remove the defender and win. 1...Rg7 2.Bxf3 Rxg5 3.Bxg2 Rxg2. Taking the rook on g5 removed the defender of g2. The position is winning.
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