Week 8 worksheet: Free pieces (large print)

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: the knight can take two pieces. Take the free one.

Answer: Nxc5. Nxc5: nothing can take the knight back. After Nxg5, the pawn on h6 would take it.

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    1. White to move: take the piece that can’t be taken back.

    Answer: ______________________

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    2. White to move: something big is free.

    Answer: ______________________

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    3. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Nc6.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    4. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Qe7.)

    Answer: ______________________

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

    Answer: ______________________

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    6. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played O-O-O.)

    Answer: ______________________

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