Black could have taken the pawn, or done a couple of other things (which we'll show you later). But instead he's (foolishly) decided to move his own FOOLISH FREDDIE. Shall we see what happens next? |
First of all, White exchanges pawns on e5, reaching this position. It's White's move. What would you play? Nb1-c3 Qd1-h5+ Bf1-c4 Ng1-f3 |
Well done if you found that move. Here's the position now. Black's in DEEP DEEP TROUBLE, all because he moved FOOLISH FREDDIE. He's only got two moves - g7-g6 and Ke8-e7. We'll look at each in turn. |
Enter your move in computer notation (starting square, then finishing square) and click on the kid when you're ready. |
White CAPTURES a pawn, CHECKS the Black King and THREATENS the Rook on h8, all at the same time! Next move he'll take the Rook. What do we call this sort of move? A PIN A KNIFE A FORK A SPOON |
Going back a move, this time Black's played Ke8-e7 instead of g7-g6. How do you continue?
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What's your next move? Nb1-c3 d2-d4 Bf1-c4+ Ng1-f3 |
"No way, sucker! It's TOUCH AND MOVE!" laughs White, gleefully grabbing the pawn on e5. And Black plays... well you tell me. |
...Qh4xe4 is a really dumb move winning a pawn CHECK CHECKMATE |
White has a choice of two pawn captures. One's fine: the other one loses. Which one should White prefer? e4xd5 f4xe5 |
If White makes the wrong choice you reach this position, when Black can play...
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Right, let's see how good you are at remembering NOT to move FOOLISH FREDDIE. What should Black play here? e5xd4 f7-f6 |
And which move should White prefer here? f2-f3 d2-d3 |
But in fact Black's got a really groovy move here. What is it?
Ne4-f2 Ne4xg3 Qh4xg3+ Qh4xh2 |
If White now plays h2xg3 (and he has nothing better) Black can play Qh4xh1, winning a Rook for a Knight. We say that White's h-pawn is... PINNED FORKED SKEWERED completely useless |
Just to check that you're still awake, which move would you prefer in this position?
f7-f6 Nb8-c6 |
What can Black do now? play Qd8-h4 - CHECK play Qd8-h4 - CHECKMATE play checkers play tic-tac-toe |
What should Black play? Qh4-f6 Qh4-e7 Qh4xh2 Qh4xg3+ |
Click on the FINISH button to find out how you got on! |