Week 6 worksheet: Pins

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Lesson plan · Worksheet · Large print · Answer key · 12-week syllabus

Find the move in each picture and write it down in words (“rook takes the pawn on d7”), or in chess notation if you know it (Rxd7).

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Worked example. White to move: pin the queen to the king.

Answer: Re1 Qxe1+ Kxe1. Re1 pins the queen: it stands in front of its king on the e-file, so it can’t step aside. Taking the rook (Qxe1+) is one of Black’s best tries, and Kxe1 wins the queen for a rook.

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    1. White to move: pin the queen to the king.

    Answer: ______________________

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    2. White to move: pin the queen with the bishop.

    Answer: ______________________

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    3. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Qxf4.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    4. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Rxh7.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    5. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Kf1.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    6. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Kh2.)

    Answer: ______________________

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