Coffeehouse Chess Tactics by Healy, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Copyright Page Contents Blood Sport Check and Checkmate The Openings Tactical Weapons

Trapped piece Removing the guard Overworked piece Decoy

Double Attack

The mighty queen Knight fork Power of the pawn Discovered attack Discovered check

Absolute pin Breaking the pin When the pin did not win

Pawn Promotion

The skewer Interception Controlling the queening square Connected passed pawns

Attacking the King

Checkmating the exposed king Corridor mate Smothered mate Queen and pawn mate Queen and bishop mate Two knights mate Demolishing the castled king’s fortress Defence King in the centre

Endgame Play Solutions to Exercises

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