Visualwize 4.0 PDF Level 4

Exercise 1

White to move. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the position. When you’re ready, go to the next diagram.

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Exercise 1 continued...

Visualize the move indicated by the arrow Continue to the next diagram when you’re ready
























Recall all the shown moves. Go back if you need to see them again. Visualize the final position and find the best move for white. Go to the next diagram to see the solution.


Exercise 1 completed

1. Qa2+ followed by Qxb1


Exercise 2































1. Rd1+ Kc4 2. Kxe4 (or Rd4+, followed by Rxe4) Or 1. Rd1+ Ke5 2. Nf3+, followed by Kxe4


Exercise 3































1. Rh5+ Kg6 2. Bf7# is a forced checkmate


Exercise 4































1. Qe6+ leads to checkmate Ie. 1. Qe6 Kg7 2. Qf6+ Kh7 3. Qh6#


Exercise 5































1. Rf2+ Kg7 2. Rxg6+ Kxg6 Rxf8 Or 1. Rf2+ Ke8 2. Rxf8+ Kxf8 3. Rxg6


Exercise 6































1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Ng6#


Exercise 7

Black to move. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the position. When you’re ready, go to the next diagram.



























Recall all the shown moves. Go back if you need to see them again. Visualize the final position and find the best move for black. Go to the next diagram to see the solution.



1… Qxd4 takes advantage of the pinned c4R


Exercise 8































1… Qxh3+ 2. gxh3 Rh2#


Exercise 9































1. Qh5 threatens Qh8# 1. Qh5 gxh5 2. Bh7#


Exercise 10































1… Qxf4 2. gxf4 Nf2+ fork, followed by Nxd1


Exercise 11































1… Rxb6+ wins the knight


Exercise 12































1. Qe2! Fork, threatening both Qxe8 and Qxa2 1. Qe2 Rxe2? Rb8+ leads to checkmate


Exercise 13































1… Bxh2 2. Qxh2 Qxc1+ Or 1… Bxh2 2. Qf1 Bg3+ 3. Kg1 Qh2#


Exercise 14































1… Rxf1+ 2. Bxf1 Qg1#


Exercise 15































1. Nf6+ gxf6 2. Qxf5 Or 1. Nf6+ Qxf6 2. exf6


Exercise 16































1. Qxd8+ Rxd8 2. Bxf6 Or 1. Qxd8 Bxd8 2. Bxh8


Exercise 17































1. Bxe5 dxe5 2. Qxc4


Exercise 18































1. Ng6+ hxg6 2. Qh3#


Exercise 19































1. Qxg8+ Nxg8 2. Nf7+, followed by Nxe5


Exercise 20































1… Qb8 threatens both Qxe8 and Nf3+, winning the d4Q There is no way for white to effectively deal with both threats in one move


Exercise 21































1… Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Qxe6 takes advantage of the pinned d5-pawn


Exercise 22































1. Qc6 Ka5 2. Qxb5#


Exercise 23































1. c4+ Kd4 2. Qe3#


Exercise 24































1… Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 Qxg3


Exercise 25































1. Qb8+ fork, wins the f4N


Exercise 26































1… Ne2+ 2. Kh1 Qxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Rh4#


Exercise 27































1. Ne7+ Kc7 2. Nd5+ fork, followed by Nxc3


Exercise 28































1… Nxe3+ followed by Nxd1


Exercise 29































1. Rxb4 wins the knight


Exercise 30































1… Rf1+ 2. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 3. Kxf1 Qf2#


Exercise 31































1. Nxf6+, followed by Qxf4


Exercise 32































1. Qxg6


Exercise 33































1… Qxd5 takes advantage of the weakness on white’s back rank, ie. 2. Rxd5? Re1#


Exercise 34































1… Rxc6 wins the bishop since d4-pawn is pinned by g5Q


Exercise 35































1… b6 traps the white queen


Exercise 36































1. Rxg6+ followed by Qxh1


Exercise 37































1… Nd3+ forks the king and queen


Exercise 38































1… Rc1 2. Qg2 Qxb3


Exercise 39































1… Bxe5 2. Bxe5 (or exd5) Bxe3 Or 1… Bxe5 2. Bxf5 Bxh2+ 3. Kxh2 Nxf5


Exercise 40































1. Bxf6 Qxf6 2. Qxe8 The point behind 1. Bxf6 is to remove the defender of e8R


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Visualwize 4.0 PDF Level 4

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