How do amateurs think? - Chess Steps Online Lessons

Daily Puzzle 20180131

1/31/2018

White to move, discovered attack (Step 3)

answer

Bg8 Qxg8, Rxd8

Daily Puzzle 20180130

1/31/2018

White to move, blocking (Step 4)

answer

Ra3+ Nxa3, b4+ Ka3, Nc5#

Daily Puzzle 20180129

1/31/2018

White to move, smothering mate (Step 4)

answer

Be4+ Rb7, Qb8+ Rxb8, Rxa7+ Bxa7, Nc7#

Daily Puzzle 20180126

1/26/2018

White to move, mate in 3 (Step 3)

answer

Qxd7+ Rxd7, Rc8+ Rd8, Bb5#

Daily Puzzle 20180125

1/25/2018

answer

Qe4 a) b6, Qa8# b) d6, Qxe6# c) e5, Qd5# d) f2, Qg2# e) h4, Qg4# f) h6, Qg6#

Daily Puzzle 20180124

1/24/2018

White to move, clearing (Step 5)

answer

Rb4+ Ka5, Ra4+ Kxa4, Bc6+ Ka5, b4+ Ka6, Bb5#

Daily Puzzle 20180120

1/20/2018

White to move, mating pattern (Step 2)

Answer

Bf8+ Kxc7, Qd8#

Daily Puzzle 20180119

1/19/2018

White to move, gain access to the king (Step 3)

answer

Qxh7+ Kxh7, Rh3+ Kg7, Bh6+ Kh7, Bf8#

Daily Puzzle 20180118

1/18/2018

White to move, luring (Step 3)

answer

Qh6+ a) Kxh6, Rh8# b) xh6, Rxf7#

Daily Puzzle 20180117

1/17/2018

White to move, blocking (Step 4)

answer

h4+ Kf5, g4+ xg4, Rf4+ Bxf4, e4#