WorksheetsChess tactics Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
A huge opening mistake by black opens up a chance for white to win. Why was Ng4 a mistake? (pick more than one)
Black isn't developed or castled yet
Don't move pieces twice in the opening
The knight isn't threatening anything
It blocks the bishop from h3
How can white crush black after ng5
Qxg7 winning a pawn and attacking the king side and threatening mate in one
bxf7 giving up the bishop for a crushing attack
Nd5 getting the knight into an outpost
Qd5 threatening mate in one
Why is bb5 such a bad move?
It can just be blocked by a pawn. Don't play easily blockable checks
Blocking pins the queen and bishop
White could have taken the pawn on b7
Bishops like to be far away from the fray
How can you deflect away the defender of the knight on f2?
(a)
What's the direct threat here?
Qxe4+
Qxf2 ++
Bf5 threatening checkmate
F5 opening up a file
How can we defend the threat and develop a piece??
Bd5
Qe2
Nc3
Nf3
Oh no! Check! But which move is the best way out of check?
Ke1
Kd1
Ke3
Kf1
Which pawn should take the knight?
C x N undoubles the pawns and block black's rook
D x N opens up white's queen
C x knight to move to d6
Neither
Here, black plays bxnd2. Why is that a bad move? (pick 2)
The rook on h8 can be taken
Bishops are better than knights
It unpins the knight which and solves a lot of white's problems like an xmass gift.
The knight is white's strongest piece
Theory in this opening is to play c3 before you play Bd3. Why?
The black knight can attack the bishop on d3
It double defends the pawn on d4
It allows the queen to come out to d2
because it's the opening
What's the threat here and how can it be resolved?
What's the best move for black?
(a)
