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Chess Moment · Puzzles

Discovered attacks

Move one piece and the piece behind it opens fire. Twelve positions where the move that matters is the one that gets out of the way.

12 positions · Rated 531 to 1999, easiest first.

The lesson behind it: Discovered attacks

Position 1 · Black to move

Rating: 531

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  1. YouBd5xg2
  2. OpponentRd2xg2
  3. YouRd7xd1

Open this position on a board

FEN: 3r2k1/3r1pp1/p3p3/1p1bN3/8/P1P5/1P1R2PP/3R3K b - - 6 39

Position 2 · White to move

Rating: 735

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  1. YouBd3xh7
  2. OpponentKg8xh7
  3. YouRd2xd8

Open this position on a board

FEN: r1br2k1/pp3p1p/4p2p/1N6/1P3b2/P2B1P2/3R1P1P/5RK1 w - - 3 22

Position 3 · Black to move

Rating: 799

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  1. YouNe5-f3
  2. Opponentg2xf3
  3. YouQe7xe1

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FEN: r6k/1p2q1p1/7p/p2Qn3/8/P1N4P/1P4P1/4R1K1 b - - 1 25

Position 4 · White to move

Rating: 970

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  1. YouBd3-h7
  2. OpponentKg8xh7
  3. YouQc3xf3

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FEN: r1b1r1k1/ppp2pp1/4p2p/4P3/8/2QB1qP1/PP1R3P/2K4R w - - 2 17

Position 5 · Black to move

Rating: 1070

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  1. YouNf4-h3
  2. OpponentKg1-g2
  3. YouQg5xd2

Open this position on a board

FEN: r4rk1/5ppp/p3p3/1p2N1q1/3P1n2/2N3P1/P2Q1P1P/R4RK1 b - - 4 23

Position 6 · White to move

Rating: 1167

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  1. YouQc5xd5
  2. Opponentc6xd5
  3. YouRc1xc8

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FEN: 2r1k2r/6p1/p1p2p1p/1pQq4/8/4P2P/P4PP1/2R2RK1 w k - 0 23

Position 7 · White to move

Rating: 1276

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  1. YouBd3-h7
  2. OpponentKg8xh7
  3. YouQe3xb3

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FEN: r2r2k1/5pp1/2b4p/1p2P3/1B3P1b/Pq1BQ2P/8/R2R2K1 w - - 6 31

Position 8 · White to move

Rating: 1400

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  1. YouNg4-f6
  2. OpponentNd5xf6
  3. YouQe4xh4

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FEN: 2r2rk1/1b3ppp/p2pp3/bp1n4/3PQ1Nq/PP1B4/1BP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 4 18

Position 9 · White to move

Rating: 1542

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  1. YouNd5-e7
  2. OpponentKg8-h7
  3. YouBg2xb7

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FEN: r5k1/pb1n2p1/1p4Np/2pN1Pn1/2P5/3P2K1/PP4B1/R1B1r3 w - - 1 23

Position 10 · Black to move

Rating: 1654

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  1. YouRe7-e1
  2. OpponentRc1xe1
  3. YouQd8xf6

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FEN: 3q2k1/pp2rp1p/3p1Qp1/3B1bN1/5P2/8/PP4PP/2R3K1 b - - 0 20

Position 11 · White to move

Rating: 1822

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  1. YouBd3xb5
  2. Opponenta6xb5
  3. YouQd1xd4

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FEN: rn1qk2r/5p2/p2p2pp/1p1N4/3bPR2/3B4/P1P3PP/1R1Q3K w kq b6 0 18

Position 12 · White to move

Rating: 1999

Show the solution
  1. YouNf3-e5
  2. Opponentd6xe5
  3. YouQe2xg4

Open this position on a board

FEN: 4r2r/pp1knpp1/1b1p4/n2P4/6q1/N4NB1/P3QPpP/R3R1K1 w - - 2 22

Where these positions come from

Positions come from the Lichess puzzle database, dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Player names and game links are not retained. https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles