Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 652
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17...Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Bxf5
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Discovered attack puzzles
89 discovered attack puzzles from real games, rated 652 to 2640. Here are 18, from easiest to hardest.
A discovered attack happens when one piece moves out of the way and uncovers an attack by the piece behind it. You make two threats with one move: whatever the moving piece does, plus the attack it reveals.
Discovered attacks are among the most powerful tactics because the moving piece is free to do something dramatic, such as capture, check or threaten the queen, while the line behind it does the rest.
How to solve them: Find your own pieces that stand in front of a rook, bishop or queen aimed at something valuable. Then ask where the front piece could go with a threat of its own.
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18 discovered attack puzzles to solve
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White to move · 2 moves · Rating 984
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51.Bf7+ Ke7 52.Bxg6+
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1055
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43.Qe8+ Bg8 44.Rxd3
Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 1175
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54...e4+ 55.Qg3 Qxg3+
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1229
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24.cxd5+ Kd8 25.Rxb8+
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1263
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21.Nh6+ gxh6 22.Rxf6
White to move · 3 moves · Rating 1370
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30.Qxf6 gxf6 31.Rxg8+ Kxg8 32.Bxb7
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1440
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54.gxf7+ Bxf7 55.Qxh6
Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 1565
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33...Nf6 34.Qf5 Qxd2
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1677
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34...Rh1+ 35.Kxh1 Bxd5+ 36.Kh2 Rxc3
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1734
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15...Bxe3 16.Nxh4 Nf2+ 17.Kg1 Nxd1+
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1808
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35...Ng4+ 36.Kh1 Qd1+ 37.Bf1 Qxf1#
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1829
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34.Bf6 Rb8 35.Rxf7
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 2019
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24...Qxf4+ 25.Bxf4 Bc5+ 26.Kf3 Rxg8
White to move · 3 moves · Rating 2129
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32.Rd6+ f6 33.Rxf6+ Kg7 34.Rxc6+
White to move · 5 moves · Rating 2233
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30.axb6+ Kd7 31.Rxa7+ Kxe8 32.Rxg7 Rxg7 33.b7 Rxb7 34.gxh3
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 2513
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22.Rxf7 Bxg6 23.Rf3+
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 2640
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31...axb2+ 32.Kb1 Ra1+ 33.Kxb2 Ba3+
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Positions from the open Lichess puzzle database (CC0).