Training tactics; Week 1 solutions

Every Monday I will give the solutions to the Training exercises from the previous week . Here I present those of September 1st to September 7th (today) inclusive. Note that often I only give the first move.

Good luck with this week’s training sessions! The important thing is to make an effort!

1st Sept:

1 1.Re7ch NxR; 2.Qxd7ch!! etc (forced mate!)
2 1….Ng3!! etc
3 1.Rh6ch!! and 2.Rd3 etc
4 1.Bxh6! Threatening 2.Ng5!
5 1.Qe4 Qc6; 2.Re7ch! And 3.Rxg7ch! etc
6 1.Qh7ch, 2.Nh6ch and mate next move
7 1.Rxg7ch! Kh8!; 2.Bd4!! QxQ; 3. Rg8ch!! and mate soon
8 1.Qxg7ch!! with a mate as in the previous example
9 1…Qf1ch!! and 2…Bd3double check and mate next
10 1…Nh3ch 2.PxN Rg4ch!! followed by mate

2nd Sept:
1. 1.Qb4
2. 1.R1e6 Bxe6 (1…Qxc2 2.Qxh6;1…Qc4 Rg6+) 2.Qxh6
3. 1.Qg5+ fxg5 2.Nh6 Kh8 3.Bb2 Rf6 4.Bxf6
4. 1…Rf3 2.Qb1 Re2
5. 1.Qh6 Kxh6 2.Nhf5 Bxf5 3.Nxf5 Kh5 4.g4 Kxg4 5.Rg3 Kh5 Be2++
6. 1.Rc1
7. 1.Qxh7 Kxh7 2.f6 Qxd3 (2…Kg8 3.Bh7 Kxh7 4.g8=Q Rxg8 5.Rh3++) 3.g8=Q Rxg8 4.Rh3++
8. 1…Ra1 2.Rxa1 Qg5 3.Kb1 Nd2 4.Kc1 Nb3 5.Kb1 Qc1 6.Rxc1 Nd2 7. Ra8
9. 1…Nf3 2.gxf3 Qh4
10. 1…Nd4 2.Kxd1 Ne3 3.Kc1 Ne2++

3rd Sept:
1. 1.Qb5 Qxb5 2.c8=Q Kf7 3.Qxe6 Kxe6 4.Nc7
2. 1…Nf3 2.gxf3 Bxf3 3.Bg3 Qxg3 4.hxg3 Rxg3 5.Kh2 Bxf2
3. 1.Rxg7 Kxg7 (1…Kh8 2.Rh7 Kg8 3.g7) 2.Nh5 Kg7 (2…Kxh5 3.Qc7 Kf6 4.Qd6 Kg7 5.Qe7) 3.Qc7 4. 1.Qa8 Kh7 2.Qh8 Nxh8 3.Rg7++
5. 1…Qxd5 2.exd5 Bf5 3.Qc2 Ka1 4.Kxa1 Bxc2 and 5.Ra8++
6. 1…Rxd4 2.cxd4 Bxd4 3.Kf1 (3.Qxd4 Nxf3) Qxg2 4.Kxg2 Bh3++
7. 1…Bxh3 2.gxh3 Qxh3 (threatening R8xe3 e Re4; if 3.Rfe1 R8xe3)
8. 1.Qc4
9. 1.Nf6 gxf6 2.Qf8 Kxf8 3.Bh6 Kg8 4.Re8++
10. 1.Qxf4 Bxf4 2.Rxh5

4th Sept

1 1.Bd5 Rc8; 2.Rxe5ch! PxR; 3.Qxe5ch!! and 4.Bc6ch!! mating quickly
2 1.Bxg7ch! And 2.Qe7ch etc
3 1.Qg4ch!!, 2.Rxh6ch!! and 3.Bf7 mate
4 1.Rxe5, 2.Rf8ch, 3.Bc4 and 4.e8 (Nch)!! etc
5 1.Qxa7ch! With mate to follow
6 1…Qxh3ch!! 2.KxQ (if Kg1 then Rf2 is winning immediately) 2…Ne3ch! With mate soon
7 1.Qxh6ch QxQ; 2.Kh2 etc
8 1.Bh7ch KxB; 2.Pxg5ch Kg8; 3.Rh8ch! With mate to follow
9 1.Bc4xh!!, 2.Qe8ch! And 3.Rf8 mate
10 1.Nf6! etc

5th Sept
1 1.Pxg6 Nc3ch; 2.QxN! PxQ; 3.Nf5ch Kg8!; 4.Ne7ch Kg7; 5.Nf5ch with perpetual
2 1.Rxc6! Kxc6; 2.Qxb5ch!! KxQ; 3.Ba4ch!!! and mate to follow, all forced!
3 1…Rb1ch! 2.KxR Rb6ch!! with mate to follow
4 1.g4ch PxP; 2.hxg4ch Kh4; 3.Qxh6!! QxQ; 4.Kh2! With mate to follow
5 1…Rh1ch! 2.NxR Bh2ch!!; 3.KxB Rh8ch with mate to follow!
6 1.Nxf7! Rxf7; 2.Ne7ch! And 3.Bf7ch etc (at end Qh5ch picks up Bishop on a5!)
7 1…Nhg3, 2…Nf1ch; 3…Re3!!; 4…Qh2ch!! and 5…Nfg3 mate!!
8 1.Bd5! etc
9 1…Bh2ch etc
10 1.Rxd4!! Nxg3; 2.Nxg3 Rxg3; 3.Pxg3 Rxg3; 4.Kf1!! RxQ; 5.Rg4ch!! etc


6th Sept
1 1…Rxd2 2.RxR Qxg3! Etc
2 1.Qxh5 Pxh5; 2.Rg5ch! etc
3 1.Qh6 Qxe5; 2.Qxh7ch! And 3.Kg2 mate
4 1.Bb5! QxB; 2.Ne7ch, 3.Qxh7 and 4.Rh1 mate
5 1.Rxh7ch KxR; 2.Qh5ch and mate to follow
6 1…f3! And 2…Nf4 with winning attack
7 1.Nd5!
8 1.f6! etc
9 1.Nc7 QxN; 2.Bf7 Kd7; 3.Qf5ch!! and mate next move
10 1.Qh7ch! KxQ; 2.Rh5ch and 3.Ng6 with mate to follow


7th Sept
1 1.Re8ch Ka7; 2.Ra8ch!!etc
2 1.Nxe6 Kxe6; 2. f4! If now 2…pxpf3 then 3.Bc4 is mate
3 1…Qe1ch! etc
4 1.Qe5ch and 2.b5! etc
5 1…Rxh2; 2.KxR Rc6! etc
6 1.Ba3! RxR; 2.Qh6ch! KxQ; 3.Bf8ch with mate to follow
7 1.Rf4 Qe7; 2.Qd7! etc
8 1.Qe8ch Re8; 2.RxRch BxR; 3.c7ch etc
9 1…Rb8! drawing
10 1.Nh6ch and 2.QxB! etc