Day 753: Discovered attack
Target rating: 1601
Lesson of the day
A discovered attack works like a curtain: one piece steps off the line and unveils the long-range piece behind it. The beauty is that the moving piece can create a second threat of its own — two attacks in one move. Look for your stacked pairs: a bishop or rook behind a knight or pawn, aimed through them at something valuable. Send the front piece to the most aggressive square — a discovery without a second threat wastes half its power.
Warm-up
1. Winning blow: queen to e4 (f5·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Winning blow: rook to h8 (h1·10)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Winning blow: bishop to f6 (h8)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Winning blow: rook to c1 (a1·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c1 (b1)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Winning blow: knight to d7 (c5·17)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Winning blow: pawn to b3 (c2·9)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Winning blow: rook to c7 (c8·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Winning blow: queen to b5 (a5·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Winning blow: rook to h8 (h4·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Core set
11. Winning blow: rook to g5 (g3·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
12. Winning blow: knight to a6 (c5·6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
13. Winning blow: queen to e6 (a2·6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Winning blow: queen to f1 (c1)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
15. Winning blow: queen to b3 (c2·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
16. Mate in 3: knight to f4Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
17. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2·33)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
18. Winning blow: queen to d5 (b3·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
19. Mate in 2: queen to h6 (d2·6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d6 (e5·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
21. Mate in 3: rook to e4Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Mate in 3: rook to e7 (b7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
23. Mate in 2: bishop to c2Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
24. Mate in 2: queen to h7 (g6·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Mate in 3: pawn to a6Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Challenge
Review
Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!
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