Week 9 worksheet: Discovered attacks

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: move the knight to uncover a check and attack the queen.

Answer: Ne6+ Ke7 Nxg7. Ne6+ uncovers check from the rook on d1, and the knight checks too: a double check, so the queen can’t block or take. The king must move, then Nxg7 wins the queen.

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    1. White to move: uncover a check and win the queen.

    Answer: ______________________

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    2. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Qe5.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    3. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Qxd4.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    4. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Qc2.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    5. White to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Ne4.)

    Answer: ______________________

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    6. Black to move. Find the best move. (The other side just played Nxe4.)

    Answer: ______________________

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