Skewers and the London for Leo

What is a skewer in chess?

• When you attack a two pieces on a line

• When you're hungry so take a snack

• When you attack two pieces at the same time with a knight.

• When you attack the king but also make an odd face like Leo does.

What move by white skewers black's pieces?

• Bf3

• Rc1

• Kb1

• The 'Leo dance of skewers'

What move by white skewers black's pieces?

• Rd2

• Qd2

• Ra1

• The dance moves that Leo does for the cute girls in class.

Skewer the white pieces.

• Bf4

• Bd5

• Qe6

• Leo's bum to bum7

What's the next move for white in the London system?

• E4

• Qd3

• BF4

• N to Leo's mouth

Draw where your pawns go in the London.

Sing a song about skewers in chess.

30 sec audio

Oh look, black's knight is pinned to his king. How can we best pressure the pin?

• Nd2

• f3

• Bf4

• A4