Only moves in defence, part 2 is lesson 6 of 8 in Defensive moves, a tactics course suited to players rated around 1400 (club players). Your opponent threatens something serious. Find the one move that meets the threat and keeps your advantage; the natural moves throw it away. More positions, a little harder. It has 8 interactive exercises: 8 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: meet the threat and keep the advantage. (3 positions)
White to move: meet the threat and keep the advantage. (5 positions)
Worked examples
Black to move: meet the threat and keep the advantage. 1...Qe3 2.Qxe7+ Qxe7. Qe3 met the threat, and the advantage stayed. You come out 4 points ahead in material.
Black to move: meet the threat and keep the advantage. 1...Qh4 2.Qxe7+ Bxe7. Qh4 met the threat, and the advantage stayed. You come out 4 points ahead in material.
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