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Daniel Escobar Dominguez
CHESS AND EDUCATION Daniel Escobar Domínguez
David Escobar Domínguez
Stage 1
Contents Rules of conduct ............................................
4
Promotion .........................................................
28
The chessboard ..............................................
5
Castling short ..................................................
30
The chessboard ..............................................
6
Castling long ....................................................
31
Starting position ............................................
7
Notation. Pieces .............................................
32
Chess pieces ....................................................
8
Summary of moves. Black .........................
34
King ......................................................................
10
Summary of captures ..................................
35
The pawn ...........................................................
12 14
Transversals ......................................................
36
Rook ..................................................................... Bishop .................................................................
16
Threats ................................................................
38
Queen ..................................................................
18
Capture defence ............................................
40
The kNight .........................................................
20
Escape defence ..............................................
41
Notation. The pawns ....................................
22
Check ...................................................................
42
Transversals ......................................................
24
Checkmate in one move ............................
44
Summary of moves. White ........................
26
Check or checkmate? ..................................
45
Summary of captures ..................................
27
Final review .......................................................
46
Stage 2
Contents Rules of conduct ............................................
4
Promotion .........................................................
28
The chessboard ..............................................
5
Castling short ..................................................
30
Starting position ............................................
7
Castling long ....................................................
31
Chess pieces ....................................................
8
Threats ................................................................
32
King ......................................................................
10
Capture defence ............................................
34
The pawn ...........................................................
12 14
Escape defence ..............................................
35
Rook .................................................................... Bishop .................................................................
16
Transversals ......................................................
36
Queen ..................................................................
18
Red squares ......................................................
38
The kNight .........................................................
20
Check ...................................................................
40
Notation .............................................................
22
Checkmate in one move ............................
42
Transversals ......................................................
24
Check or checkmate? ..................................
43
Summary of moves .......................................
26
Double attack with check ..........................
44
Summary of captures ..................................
27
Final review .......................................................
46
Stage 3
Contents Rules of conduct ............................................
4
How many checks? .......................................
25
The chessboard ..............................................
5
Capture defence ............................................
26
Starting position ............................................
6
Escape defence ..............................................
27
Chess pieces ....................................................
7
Obstruction defence ....................................
28
King ......................................................................
8
Protection against check ...........................
29
The pawn ...........................................................
9
Transversals ......................................................
30
Rook .....................................................................
10
Double attack ..................................................
32
Bishop .................................................................
11
Relative pin .......................................................
33
Queen ..................................................................
12
Absolute pin .....................................................
34
The kNight .........................................................
13
X-ray .....................................................................
35
Summary of moves .......................................
14
Summary. Basic tactics ...............................
36
Summary of captures ..................................
15
Stalemate ...........................................................
38
Notation .............................................................
16
Check, checkmate, stalemate ..................
39
Special notation .............................................
17
Kiss of death checkmate ............................
40
Promotion .........................................................
18
Ladder checkmate ........................................
41
Castling ...............................................................
19
Back-rank checkmate ..................................
42
Threats ................................................................
20
Corridor mate ..................................................
43
Red squares ....................................................
21
Summary. Basic checkmates ...................
44
Transversals ......................................................
22
Summary. Common checkmates ...........
45
Check ...................................................................
24
Final test ............................................................
46
Stage 4
Contents Rules of conduct ............................................
4
Stalemate ...........................................................
24
The chessboard ..............................................
5
Check, checkmate, stalemate .................
25
King ......................................................................
6
Kiss of death checkmate ............................
26
The pawn ...........................................................
7
Ladder checkmate ........................................
27
Rook .....................................................................
8
Back-rank checkmate ..................................
28
Bishop .................................................................
9
Corridor mate ..................................................
29
Queen ..................................................................
10
Transversals ......................................................
30
The kNight .........................................................
11
En passant (in passing) ..............................
32
Summary of moves .......................................
12
Discovered check ..........................................
34
Summary of captures ..................................
13
Defence methods ..........................................
35
Notation .............................................................
14
Summary. Basic tactics ...............................
36
Castling and promotion ..............................
15
Rule of the square .........................................
38
Red squares ......................................................
16
Open lines .........................................................
39
How many checks? .......................................
17
Arabian mate ...................................................
40
Transversals ......................................................
18
Smothered mate ............................................
41
Double attack with check ..........................
20
Boden’s mate ...................................................
42
Double attack without check ..................
21
Pawn’s mate .....................................................
43
Absolute pin .....................................................
22
Summary of basic checkmates ...............
44
X-ray .....................................................................
23
Final review ........................................................
46
Stage 5
Contents Before you start ..............................................
4
Check, checkmate, stalemate ..................
23
The chessboard ..............................................
5
Kiss of death checkmate ............................
24
Summary of moves .......................................
6
Ladder checkmate ........................................
25
Summary of captures ..................................
7
Back-rank checkmate ..................................
26
Notation .............................................................
8
Corridor mate ..................................................
27
Castling and promotion ..............................
9
Summary. Checkmate in two moves ....
28
Red squares ......................................................
10
Transversals ......................................................
30
How many checks? .......................................
11
Arabian mate ...................................................
32
Double attack with check ..........................
12
Smothered mate ............................................
33
Double attack without check ..................
13
Boden’s mate ...................................................
34
Absolute pin .....................................................
14
Pawn’s mate .....................................................
35
X-ray .....................................................................
15
Summary. Checkmate in two moves .....
36
Discovered check ..........................................
16
Endgame ............................................................
38
Double check ...................................................
17
Summary. Basic tactics ...............................
40
Transversals ......................................................
18
Fast checkmates ............................................
42
En passant (in passing) ..............................
20
Basic checkmates ..........................................
43
How many captures? ...................................
21
Summary. Checkmate in two moves .....
44
Stalemate ...........................................................
22
Final review .......................................................
46
Stage 6
Contents Before you start ..............................................
4
The chessboard ..............................................
5
Summary of moves .......................................
6
Summary of captures ..................................
7
Notation .............................................................
8
Castling and promotion ..............................
Perpetual check (threefold repetition rule) ..........................
23
Kiss of death checkmate ............................
24
Ladder checkmate .........................................
25
Back-rank checkmate ...................................
26
9
Corridor mate ..................................................
27
Red squares ......................................................
10
Summary. Checkmate in two moves ....
28
How many checks? .......................................
11
Transversals ......................................................
30
Double attack with check ..........................
12
Arabian mate ...................................................
32
Double attack without check ..................
13
Smothered mate .............................................
33
Absolute pin .....................................................
14
Boden’s mate ...................................................
34
X-ray ......................................................................
15
Pawn’s mate .....................................................
35
Discovered check ..........................................
16
Summary. Checkmate in two moves ....
36
Double check ...................................................
17
Finals ....................................................................
38
Transversals ......................................................
18
Summary. Basic tactics ...............................
40
Trapped pieces ...............................................
20
Fast combinations .........................................
42
How many captures? ...................................
21
Summary. Checkmate in three moves ....
44
Check, checkmate, stalemate ..................
22
Final review .......................................................
46
The chessboard a
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Colour the missing black squares on each chessboard.
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Square
White
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e7
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g3
Mark the colour of the squares with an X.
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a
White
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!
Careful! This chessboard is upside down.
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Black
d5
Square
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c7
h5
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b3
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c5 d2 e4 f2 g6 h7
Black
Starting position Names of chess pieces
Look at this chessboard. It shows the starting position of each piece.
King Queen Bishop Rook kNight pawn
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Circle the pieces in the wrong place.
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King Colour the piece. Write its name.
‘I can move one square in any direction’.
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X X X
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Look at the chessboard on the left. Write how many squares the Kings can move to. White King
Black King
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8
c
8
a
8
a
Put an X in the squares the King can move to.
b
Circle the pieces that the King can take in just one move.
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c
d
e
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1 a
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Queen a
Colour this piece. Write its name and point value.
Point value:
8
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7 6
Name:
5
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4 3
!
The Queen can move in any direction. It can move as many squares as it wants.
2 1
Put an X in the squares that the Queens can get to in one move. Write how many squares each Queen can get to in total.
White Queen
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f
g
Black Queen
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3
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X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X a
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Circle the pieces that the Queen can take in one move.
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b
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e
f
g
h
The kNight Colour this piece. Write the name and point value.
a
Point value: .............................
The kNight can jump two steps in any direction and then one step right or left. The kNight lands on a different colour with every move.
Put an X in the squares that the kNights can move to. Write how many squares each kNight can move to in total.
White kNight
Circle the pieces that the kNights can take in one move.
Black kNight
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e
f
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h 8
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7
X
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X
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4
!
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5
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Name:
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1 a
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Discovered check a
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White
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Nf6+
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The kNight attacks the Rook and the Rook gives a discovered check.
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! A discovered attack takes place when a threat is revealed as one piece moves out of the way of another. If this move checks the other player, it is called discovered check.
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Write a combination of moves where White can win material using a discovered check. a b c d e
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g h 8
8 7
7
No.
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a b c d e
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Black
*****
No.
White
Black
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No.
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a b c d e
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g h
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Black
***** White
Black
*****
g h 8
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1
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In two moves White
f
8
*****
No.
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White
8
8
a b c d e
In two moves
a b c d e
f
g h
a b c d e
f
g h
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g h
Double check a
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No.
White
Black
1
Nf6+
Kf8
2
Rf7++
! A double check occurs when two pieces check the other player at the same time. As a result, the other player must move the King.
h
Write a combination of moves where White can win material using a double check. a b c d e
f
g h 8
8 7
7
No.
6
6
1
5
5
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1 a b c d e
f
g h
a b c d e
f
g h
White
Black
*****
No.
White
Black
1 2
7
7
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1
5
5
2
4
4
3
3
No.
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2
1
1
1
a b c d e
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g h
2
White
Black
***** White
Black
*****
g h 8
7
7
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6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
In two moves No.
f
8
*****
8
8
a b c d e
In two moves
a b c d e
f
g h
a b c d e
f
g h
8
8
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6
5
5
4
4
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1
1 a b c d e
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g h
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Fast combinations ! Fast combinations are the first
Write a combination of moves where White can win material.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
combinations of moves in a game.
h
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e
f
g
h
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No.
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d
e
f
White
g
White move
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a
Black
No.
1
1
2
2
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e
f
g
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d
e
f
White
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b
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g
h
Black
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h
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a No.
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c White
d
e
f
g Black
White move
h
a No.
1
1
2
2
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b
c White
d
e
f
g Black
h
! Before you move, review all the
Write a combination of moves where Black can win material.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
techniques that you have learned.
h
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d
e
f
g
h
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b
No.
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e
f
White
g
Black move
h
a
Black
No.
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1
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2
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b
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f
g
b
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f
White
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g
h
Black
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g
h
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a No.
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c White
d
e
f
g Black
Black move
h
a No.
1
1
2
2
3
3
b
c White
d
e
f
g
h
Black
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Transversals Remember the point values: pawn = 1, kNight = 3, Bishop = 3, Rook = 5, Queen = 9. King = infinite.
Look at the pieces. Add up the points.
+
+
=9
+
+
=7
+
+
=
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+
=
+
+
=
+
+
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Look at the chessboards. Add up the points of the white pieces. Add up the points of the black pieces. a
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c
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e
f
g
h
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b
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h
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1
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e
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g Black
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c
White
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e
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g Black
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Summary of moves Put an X in the squares that the indicated pieces can move to on each chessboard. a
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c
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e
f
g
! White pieces move up. Black pieces move down.
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Kings
pawns
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Rooks
Bishops
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
a
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b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Queens
kNights
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Summary of captures ! White pieces move up. Black pieces
Circle the pieces that the indicated white pieces can take in one move. a
b
c
d
e
f
g
move down.
h
a
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
King
pawns
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Rook
Bishop
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Queen
kNight
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
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Final review Show which squares are red for the black King. a
b
c
d
e
f
g
How many checks can White give?
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
8
8
7
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1 a
No.
b
c White
d
e
f
g
h
Black
1 2
YES
NO
Total
Write a combination of moves where White can win material.
White move
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1 a No.
c
d
White
e
f
g Black
1 *****
2 3
Describe the rule of the square.
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b
*****
h
a
b
c d e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
a
b
No.
c d e
f
White
g
Write a combination of moves where White can give checkmate in two moves.
h
a
Black
b
No.
1
c
d
e
f
White
g
h
Black
1
2
2
*****
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
*****
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
a
b
c
d
No.
White
1
*****
e
2
f
g
Write a combination of moves where Black can give checkmate in two moves.
h
Black
a
b
c
No.
White
1
*****
d
e
f
g
h
Black
2
Describe an X-ray.
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