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Chess is the ultimate brain teaser. Great fun, but really challenging.
This workbook is intended for children in the NY Chess Kids Levels 4–5 (equivalent to
US Chess Federation levels 600–1000).
They will learn more advanced tactics, which will improve there game playing skills.
Puzzles are given to provide children exercises to have a better understanding of the
game and with that they will gain thinking skills.
In this workbook children’s will be given puzzles for each tactic. Each puzzle will have a
star above it to show the level of difficulty.
Example:
= Very Easy
= Easy
= Medium
= Hard
= Very Hard
This is to show how you can encounter the same tactic, but differently at different levels.
The puzzles will allow children’s to practice on puzzles. It will also be great practice if
the child wants to be promoted onto the next level.
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Discovered attack
INTRODUCTION
Maybe if I disguise
myself they can’t
discover me .
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Puzzles
DISCOVERED ATTACK
1 2
3 4
5
DISCOVERED ATTACK
5 6
7 8
6
DISCOVERED ATTACK
9 10
11 12
7
DISCOVERED ATTACK
13 14
15 16
8
DISCOVERED ATTACK
17 18
19 20
9
DISCOVERED ATTACK
21 22
23 24
10
DISCOVERED ATTACK
25 26
27 28
11
DISCOVERED ATTACK
29 30
31 32
12
DISCOVERED ATTACK
33 34
35 36
13
DISCOVERED ATTACK
37 38
39 40
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Solutions to discovered attack
ANSWER KEY
1 1. Ne5 Qe5 8 1. Rh6 Qh6 15 1. Rh8 Kh8 22 1. Re6 Be6 28 1. Re4 de4 34 1. ...Qf7
2. Nb5 Ab5 2. Qe3 Qg6 2. Bg7 Kg7 2. Bb5 ab5 2. Bf7 Kf7 2. Be5 Ka7
3. Be5 3. Nf7 3. Qd5 3. Qd4 3. Qb4 3. Qf7 Rg2
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Back RaNk
INTRODUCTION
Back Rank is a player’s first rank (the one on which the pieces
stand in the initial order); White’s back rank is the first rank and
Black’s back rank is the eighth rank.
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Puzzles
BANK RANK
1 2
3 4
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BANK RANK
5 6
7 8
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BACK RANK
9 10
11 12
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BACK RANK
13 14
15 16
20
BACK RANK
17 18
19 20
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BACK RANK
21 22
23 24
22
BACK RANK
25 26
27 28
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BACK RANK
29 30
31 32
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BACK RANK
33 34
35 36
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BACK RANK
37 38
39 40
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Solutions to back rank
ANSWER KEY
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removing the defender
INTRODUCTION
to
’ t get my
can ar
You ith my e!
w id
me, y my s
b
28
Puzzles
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
1 2
3 4
29
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
5 6
7 8
30
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
9 10
11 12
31
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
13 14
15 16
32
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
17 18
19 20
33
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
21 22
23 24
34
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
25 26
27 28
35
REMOVING THE DEFENDER
29 30
31 32
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REMOVING THE DEFENDER
33 34
35 36
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REMOVING THE DEFENDER
37 38
39 40
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Solutions to removing the defender
ANSWER KEY
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x-ray
INTRODUCTION
40
Puzzles
X–RAY
1 2
3 4
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X–RAY
5 6
7 8
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X–RAY
9 10
11 12
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X–RAY
13 14
15 16
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X–RAY
17 18
19 20
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X–RAY
21 22
23 24
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X–RAY
25 26
27 28
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X–RAY
29 30
31 32
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X–RAY
33 34
35 36
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X–RAY
37 38
39 40
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Solutions to x-ray
ANSWER KEY
1 1. Qb7 Bb7 9 1. Qf6 Bf6 17 1. Qf8 Rf8 25 1. ...Ra1 32 1. Qb8 Rb8 39 1. ...Qe1
2. Bb7 2. Bf6 2. Rf8 2. Ke2 Rh1 2. Rb8 Kf7 2. Re1 Re1
3. Ne5 3. Nf1 Rf1
2 1. Re8 Kh7 10 1. Qf8 Rf8 18 1. Qf8 Rf8 26 1. ...Qg1
2. Rd8 2. Rf8 2. Rf8 2. Rg1 Rg1 33 1. ...Qe1 40 1. Bf7 Kf7
2. Re1 Re1 2. Rbd7 Rd7
3 1. Re8 Kh7 11 1. Qf8 Rf8 19 1. Qd8 Rd8 27 1. Qf7 Rf7 3. Kh2 Bf4 3. Rd7
2. Qd5 2. Rf8 2. Rd8 2. Rd8 Rf8 4. g3 Rh1
3. Rf8
4 1. Qd8 Qd8 12 1. Qh8 Bh8 20 1. Qe5 Be5 34 1. ...Rda3
2. Rd5 Qe8 2. Rh8 2. Be5 28 1. ...Qf1 2. Ra3 Ra3
3. Rd8 2. Bg1 Qf3
13 1. ...Qh1 21 1. ...d1Q 3. Bf3 Bf3 35 1. ...Qg2
5 1. Nb7 Bb7 2. Rh1 Rh1 2. Rd1 Rd1 2. Qg2 Rg2
2. Bb7 29 1. ...Qg2
14 1. ...Rg1 22 1. Bf6 Bf6 2. Rg2 Rb1 36 1. ...Qa1
6 1. Qh4 Rh4 2. Rg1 fg1Q 2. Qf6 3. Rg1 Rg1 2. Ba1 Ra1
2. Rh4
15 1. ...Qd1 23 1. ...Qe1 30 1. Rd3 Qd3 37 1. Qf8 Rf8
7 1. Qe8 Re8 2. Rd1 Rd1 2. Re1 Re1 2. Qd7 2. Rf8
2. Re8
16 1. Qf6 Qf8 24 1. ...Rd8 31 1. Qh6 Bh6 38 1. ...Rh1
8 1. Qf8 Rf8 2. Rh8 Bh8 2. ed8Q Bd8 2. Bh6 Kh7 2. Qh1 Qh1
2. Rf8 3. Rh8 3. Bf8
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deflection
INTRODUCTION
I’ll huff a
nd I’ll puf
and blow f
you out o
your squa f
re!
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Puzzles
DEFLECTION
1 2
3 4
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DEFLECTION
5 6
7 8
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DEFLECTION
9 10
11 12
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DEFLECTION
13 14
15 16
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DEFLECTION
17 18
19 20
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DEFLECTION
21 22
23 24
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DEFLECTION
25 26
27 28
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DEFLECTION
29 30
31 32
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DEFLECTION
33 34
35 36
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DEFLECTION
37 38
39 40
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Solutions to Deflection
ANSWER KEY
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