Visualwize 4.0 PDF Level 2

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Exercise 1

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


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 black. Go to the next diagram to see the solution.


Exercise 1 completed

1… Rxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Rg5+ 3. Kh1 Qg3#


Exercise 2



















1… Rxf3 2. Qxf3 Qxd5 Or 1… Rxf3 2. Rd8+ Rf8


Exercise 3



















1… Rh1+ 2. Kxh1 Qh3+ 3. Kg1 Qxg2#


Exercise 4

White 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 white. Go to the next diagram to see the solution.



1. Qxe6+ Kxe6 2. Bd5+ followed by Bxg8


Exercise 5



















1. Kxd5 e2 2. Nd4+ followed by Nxe2


Exercise 6



















1… Qc1+ 2. Rxc1 Rxc1 3. Bxc1 Re1# is a forced checkmate


Exercise 7



















1… Ne3+, followed by Qxd4


Exercise 8



















1… Nc3+, followed by Nxd5


Exercise 9



















1. Qa3+, followed by Qxb2


Exercise 10



















1… b3 The threats are: 1… Qxa2+ 2. Kc1 Qa1# and 1… Qxd2 chessfox.com © 2016

Exercise 11



















1… Bxh6 2. Qxh6 Nxd4 Or 1… Bxh6 2. Nxc6? Bxd2+


Exercise 12



















1… Qxe5


Exercise 13



















1… Rxe5 2. Rxe5 Qxe5 3. dxe5 Rxa4


Exercise 14



















1… Qxf1 2. Bxf1 Nf4+, followed by Nxh4


Exercise 15



















1… Qg4+ 2. Kf1 Qd1# Or 1… Qg4+ 2. Kh2 Qg2#


Exercise 16



















1. Nxc5+ Qxc5 2. Qxc5 dxc5 3. Rxd7 Or 1. Nxc5+ Kc8 2. Nd3 moves the knight out of the pin and defends f2Q at the same time


Exercise 17



















1. Rd1 wins material


Exercise 18



















1… Qf2+ 2. Kh1 Qxf1+ 3. Qxf1 Rxf1# is a forced checkmate


Exercise 19



















1. Qxc6 bxc6 2. Ba6# is a forced checkmate


Exercise 20



















1… Qf6 forks d8R and a1R


Exercise 21



















1… Qg5 threatens both Qxe7 and Qxg2#


Exercise 22



















1. Qh4+ Kg8 2. Nxd7 wins the bishop If 2… Nxd7 then 3. Qh7#


Exercise 23



















1… Qxd2+ followed by Nxf3


Exercise 24



















1… Rh5+ 2. Bh2 Rxh2# is a forced checkmate Note the consequence of white’s move, f2-f3, - b6Q controls g1


Exercise 25



















1. Qf5+ followed by Qxf6 takes advantage of the pinned f6-pawn


Exercise 26



















1… Ne2+ 2. Rxe2 Qxc3


Exercise 27



















1… Nd1+ 2. Kh1 Rf1# Note: The purpose of 1… Nd1+ is to cut-off the white a1R from defending the f1-square


Exercise 28



















1… Ne7 forks the white rook and bishop and at the same time the d4R now defends d6


Exercise 29



















1. Qh5+ Kd8 2.Ba5 pins the b6Q Or 1. Qh5+ g6 2. Bxg6+ Kd8 3. Ba5


Exercise 30



















1. Qxe5 threatens both Qh8# and Qxe7


Exercise 31



















1… Rg1+ 2. Kf3 Kxf7.


Exercise 32



















1. Qe6+ Kd8 2. Qe7+ Kc8 3. Qc7# is a forced checkmate Note that 1. Qg8+ Kd7 2. Qxg7 Kxd6 lets the black king get away


Exercise 33



















1. Bxf7 Kxf7 2. Qxd8 Or 1. Bxf7 Ke7 3. Ba3+ followed by Qxd8


Exercise 34



















1… Nf2 dbl+ 2.Kg1 Nxh3#


Exercise 35



















1… Qg1+ 2. Rxg1 Nf2# illustrates the well-known smothered checkmate


Exercise 36



















1. Qxf8+ Kxf8 2. Bc5+ Kg8 3.Re8#


Exercise 37



















1… e4 threatens both exf3 and Bxa1


Exercise 38



















1… Rxc2+ 2. Nxc2 Rxc2+ 3. Kb1 Re2+ followed by Rxe1 Or 1… Rxc2+ 2. Kd1 Nf2#


Exercise 39



















1… Rxc1 2. Qxc1 Bxa4 Or 1… Rxc1 2. Nxb6 Rxd1 3. Rxd1 axb6


Exercise 40



















1. Bxf6 gxf6 2. Qxc5 Or 1. Bxf6 Qxg5 2. Bxg5 Or 1. Bxf6 Bxd4 2. Bxd4 chessfox.com © 2016

Exercise 41



















1… Rb1! The threat is Rxd1+ as well as Bxd4+ Ie. 1… Rb1 2. Rxb1 Bxd4+ 3. Kf1 Bxa7 chessfox.com © 2016

Exercise 42



















1… Rd1+ uses a tempo-move (in this case a check) to move the d3R to a safe square before recapturing the white queen, fxe6 Black won a piece in the process


Exercise 43



















1. Qxe3 takes advantage of the pinned e8R


Exercise 44



















1… h5+ 2. Kh4 Rf4+ 3. g4 Rxg4# is a forced checkmate


Exercise 45



















1… Rxb3 2. axb3 Qxa1 Or 1… Rxb3 2. Qxb2 Rxb2


Exercise 46



















1. Rxc5 Rxc5 Ne4+ fork, followed by Nxc5, wins a knight in the process


Exercise 47



















1… Rf2+ 2. Qf2 Rxf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qa2+ followed by Qxb1 This tactic became possible as a consequence of white’s ast move, Rd4, which caused the rook on b1 to be undefended


Exercise 48



















1… Nf3+ 2. Kxh5 Rg5#


Exercise 49



















1… Bxb1 wins the knight Black wants to play Bb4, pinning d2Q, but white can block with Nc3. 1… Bxb1 therefore threatens Bb4, which is why white can’t recapture the black bishop right away


Exercise 50



















1… Rf5 threatens Rxc5 and at the same time opens the f3-square, threatening Nf3+ fork


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Visualwize 4.0 PDF Level 2

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