Week 7 worksheet: Skewers

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: skewer the king and the rook.

Answer: Rh8+ Kd7 Rxa8. Rh8+ checks the king along the back row. When the king steps away, Rxa8 wins the rook behind it.

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    1. White to move: win the queen with a skewer.

    Answer: ______________________

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    2. White to move: win the rook with a skewer.

    Answer: ______________________

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    3. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played exd5.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    4. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Kf4.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    5. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Ke6.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    6. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Bxd5.)

    Answer: ______________________

ChessTeacher.org · 12-week course, week 7 · The answers are on the answer key.