Tell me this! White can move the Queen to TWO squares which ATTACK the f7 square. Can you find them? e2 and f3 f3 and g4 f3 and h5 g4 and h5 |
The move we're going to play is Qd1-h5. Tell me, how many PAWNS does the White Queen ATTACK? One Two Three Four |
Yes, the White Queen ATTACKS three pawns: on e5, f7 and h7. But which of these pawns could White capture FOR FREE next move? The one on e5 The one on f7 The one on h7 None of them |
How can White ATTACK f7 with his Bishop? Should he move it to... d3 c4 b5 a6 |
Right, we'll give you a choice. Which of these moves would you play? Qh5-f3 Qh5-h4 Bc4xf7+ Qh5xf7+ |
To make sure you really understand this, I'm going to ask you some more questions. What about this position. Is this CHECKMATE? Yes No |
No, that one WASN'T CHECKMATE. The Knight on h6 could CAPTURE the Queen. What about this one, though? Is this CHECKMATE? Yes No |
That wasn't CHECKMATE either. The Black Pawn was on e6, not e5, so Black could just play Ke8xf7. But is THIS position CHECKMATE? Yes No |
This time, Black's played g7-g6, to THREATEN the White Queen. Choose your next move and type it in the box below, using COMPUTER NOTATION (starting square, then finishing square). |
Now you have the chance to play a REALLY GOOD move! Look at the board carefully before you make your choice. |
If you played e5h8 (Qe5xh8), capturing a FREE ROOK, you found a great move! Finally in this lesson, see if you can remember the moves. White's first move was... |
White's first move was e2-e4 (you should have entered 'e2e4') and Black played e7-e5. Do you remember White's second move? |
I hope you typed in 'd1h5' (Qd1-h5). In our first example, Black played Nb8-c6. What was White's third move? |
White's third move was f1c4 (Bf1-c4). If Black foolishly plays Ng8-f6 (see the diagram), how would you win the game? |
Click on the FINISH button to find out how you got on! |