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    The document provides chess practice exercises where the reader is asked to identify defended and hanging pieces on a chess board. For the first exercise, the reader circles "yes" or "no" to indicate if the black knight is defended or not and also circles the defending piece if present. The second exercise asks the reader to identify the hanging, or undefended, black piece and draw an arrow to the white piece that can capture it. The answer key at the end provides the solutions.

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    The document provides chess practice exercises where the reader is asked to identify defended and hanging pieces on a chess board. For the first exercise, the reader circles "yes" or "no" to indicate if the black knight is defended or not and also circles the defending piece if present. The second exercise asks the reader to identify the hanging, or undefended, black piece and draw an arrow to the white piece that can capture it. The answer key at the end provides the solutions.

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    The document provides chess practice exercises where the reader is asked to identify defended and hanging pieces on a chess board. For the first exercise, the reader circles "yes" or "no" to indicate if the black knight is defended or not and also circles the defending piece if present. The second exercise asks the reader to identify the hanging, or undefended, black piece and draw an arrow to the white piece that can capture it. The answer key at the end provides the solutions.

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    Practice Pages

    Practice1: Is it defended?
    In each of these positions, the Black Knight is attacked.
    Under the position, circle “yes” if it is defended, or “no” if it is undefended.
    BONUS: Circle the defending piece.

    Yes Is the Knight defended? No


    Yes Is the Knight defended? No

    Yes Is the Knight defended? No


    Yes Is the Knight defended? No
    Practice 3: Who’s hanging?

    In each position, Black has a hanging (undefended) piece. Find and circle it.
    BONUS: Draw a line to show which White piece can capture the “hanging” piece.

    Which Black piece is hanging? Which Black piece is hanging?

    Which Black piece is hanging? Which Black piece is hanging?


    Answer Key

    Practice Page 1: Is It Defended?

    Diagram #1 Yes. Black Bishop on g7 should be circled.


    Diagram #2 Yes. Black King on g8 should be circled.
    Diagram #3 No.
    Diagram #4 No.

    Practice Page 3: Who's Hanging?

    Diagram #1 Black Rook on a8 is hanging. Arrow drawn from White Bishop on g2 to a8.
    Diagram #2 Black Pawn on e5 is hanging. Arrow drawn from White Knight on f3 to e5.
    Diagram #3 Black Bishop on c5 is hanging. Arrow drawn from White Bishop on e3 to c5.
    Diagram #4 Black Queen on a8 is hanging. Arrow drawn from White Rook on a1 to a8.

    Lesson 5 Page 16, 18-19

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