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Day 365: Discovered check

Lesson of the day

With a discovered check the moving piece unmasks a check from the piece standing behind it. While the king deals with the check, the piece that moved grabs whatever it likes, free of charge. Look for your long-range piece on a line with the enemy king, with exactly one of your own pieces in between. The rule: among all the ways to step aside, pick the one that captures or attacks the most expensive loot.

Warm-up

1. Winning blow: queen to g5 (e7)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g3 (h4·2)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5 (e7)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Winning blow: bishop to b5 (a4·2)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Winning blow: rook to f3 (g3)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Winning blow: rook to a2 (a3)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e3 (f1·2)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·20)Shuffle Rating 920Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f2 (g1)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Winning blow: rook to f8 (c8)Shuffle Rating 920Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Core set

11. Winning blow: rook to c7 (e7·2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
12. Winning blow: queen to b5 (f1·2)Shuffle Rating 1200Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
13. Winning blow: rook to d5 (d1·9)Shuffle Rating 1200Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Winning blow: pawn to d6 (e5·10)Shuffle Rating 1200Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
15. Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a8 (a7·2)Shuffle Rating 1200Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
16. Winning blow: queen to c2 (d2·2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
17. Winning blow: queen to d2 (a5)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
18. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c3 (c2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
19. Winning blow: queen to f2 (c2·2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Winning blow: queen to g8 (e6·2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
21. Winning blow: queen to e4 (f4)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Winning blow: rook to a1 (f1·2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
23. Winning blow: queen to b8 (b2·2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
24. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f7 (a2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Winning blow: rook to d2 (f2)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Challenge

26. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g6 (h5·3)Shuffle Rating 1200Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
27. Mate in 2: queen to g6 (e4·5)Shuffle Rating 1320Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
28. Mate in 2: knight to f7 (h8)Shuffle Rating 1397Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Review

29. Skewer: queen to h8 (h7)Shuffle Rating 1151Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
30. Attack on the uncastled king: king to c2 (d2)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!

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