Chess quiz games of Leo and Miles

What threat does this make?

• Qxf7 ++

• Q x e5 +

• Qh3

• Qb5

White plays ng4. Is this a good move and why/why not?

• Yes - it attacks the queen

• Yes - the knight can now attack the king side

• No- the knight can be taken

• No - the knight was in an outpost and should stay there

What pieces are still at home and need to be improved?

How do we deal with this threat?

• Nf6 attack the queen!

• Bd6 defend the pawn

• Nc6 defend the pawn

• D5, Charge!!!!!

What move here develops a piece and attacks the queen?

• ng4

• pb6

• Nc6

• D5, Charge!!!!!

A Tiny terror(Black) suggests play Ng4, is that a good move?

• Yes, it attacks the queen

• Yes, it attacks f2 and the king

• No, it can be taken

• No, it doesn't develop pieces that are still at home

Black moved their queen backward from Qd7 to e8 . Why is this move so bad? Pick more than one answer.

• It pins the Black queen to their bishop

• Qd1 was checkmate!

• The queen was happily doubled on an open file

• The queen is under attack

• White can take the pawn on g7

Think about the laser powers of pieces. What pawn are our pieces focusing on?

• a2

• b2

• f2

• g2

• h2

How could we increase the pressure on the f2 pawn? Pick three.

• Bd6 - deflecting the queen

• bc5 attacking the pawn on more time

• Nc6, rf6, then arf8 as a long-term plan

• rd8 - open file!

• a5, pawn break!

A crushing attack by Black, boom!. White will move their rook but it doesn't matter where. How can Black finish the game?

• r d2 - then checkmate with the rook and queen

• Take all the pawns with the rook and queen then get another queen

• Qc3 to defend

• r d8 to keep the king safe

• a5 then b5 pawn storm!