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      Home  >  Chess Improvement • Chess Puzzles  >  TGIF chess tactic

      TGIF chess tactic

      Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving


      Black to move. How should Black proceed?

      Source: ChessToday.net

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      27 Comments

      1. Jabari Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 7:49 pm

        This one is way, way too easy, so I’ll write in descriptive notation to make it harder. *chuckle*

        1. … QxRP ch
        2. KxQ R-KR5 mate

      2. Anonymous Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 7:56 pm

        Qxh2+ KxQ
        Rh4#

      3. wolverine Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 8:10 pm

        Qxh2+

        that was way to easy..i would estimate at around 0.3 seconds..

      4. Anonymous Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 8:49 pm

        This one is quite obvious.

        1…. Qh2+ followed by;
        2…..Rh4++

        Saludos,

        Henry

      5. john Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 8:54 pm

        mate in 2: Qxh2+,Kxh2
        Rh4++

      6. jcheyne Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 9:07 pm

        A quickie before the weekend. 1. Qxh2+ & 2. Rh4#.

      7. Anonymous Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 9:15 pm

        1. … Qxh2
        2. Kxh2 Rh4#
        jan

      8. Anonymous Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 9:49 pm

        1… Qxh2 check
        2. Kxh2, Rh4#

      9. asher Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 10:02 pm

        Qxh2 KxQ
        Rh4++

      10. Jimmy Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 10:49 pm

        queen takes a2. afetr king takes rok to a4 is mate

      11. Anonymous Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 11:08 pm

        Unless I’m missing something …

        Qxh2+ Kxh2
        Rh4 mate

      12. Jim Lin Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 11:18 pm

        1. … Qxh2+
        2. Kxh2 Rh4#

        Love the role of the e2 knight here!

      13. Anonymous Reply
        February 18, 2011 at 11:54 pm

        QxP+ ! Took me 3 seconds.

      14. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 12:13 am

        1…Qxh2!! 2.Kxh2 Rh4#

        Una!!!

      15. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 12:34 am

        Is it as easy as Qxh2, Kxh2, Rh4 mate?

      16. Vivian Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 12:48 am

        1. … Q;h2+, followed by mate.

      17. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 12:55 am

        1 … Qxh2+!
        2 Kxh2 Rh4#

      18. Yancey Ward Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 1:00 am

        Too easy.

        1. …..Qh2 with Rh4 mate to follow.

      19. Tommy K. Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 1:07 am

        Simple and straight-forward today.
        1. …Qxh2+!
        2.Kxh2 Rh4#

      20. Eric R Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 1:47 am

        Qxh2+ followed by Rh4 mate.

      21. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 2:12 am

        1. … Qxh2; 2. Kxh2, Rh4 mate. Can it be this easy?

      22. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 2:20 am

        1…Qxh2+;2.Kxh2 Rh4#

      23. BeRa Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 2:25 am

        1…Qxh2+;2.Kxh2 Rh4#

      24. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 2:39 am

        I love a good queen sac! 1. Qxh2+!!
        Kxh2 2. Rh4# !

      25. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 3:24 am

        everyone should know this one.

      26. Lawrence Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 3:50 am

        Qxh2 and Rh4 mate. Nice combo. 🙂

      27. Anonymous Reply
        February 19, 2011 at 4:36 am

        Qxh2!

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