Day 767: Sacrifice attack
Target rating: 1636
Lesson of the day
A sacrificial attack gives up material on purpose to rip the king's shelter open and launch a decisive assault. The sac is sound when you get concrete assets in return: open lines to the king, tempi, pieces ready to pour in. The signs: a poorly sheltered king, your forces aimed at its home, defenders stranded far away. The iron rule is to calculate, not hope — once the material is gone, there is no way back.
Warm-up
1. Mate in 3: queen to f3Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Mate in 3: rook to d7 (d6)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Mate in 3: queen to h8 (h7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Mate in 3: bishop to e5 (g3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Mate in 3: queen to h7 (h4·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Mate in 3: rook to f7Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Mate in 3: queen to d3 (f3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Mate in 3: pawn to b3Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Mate in 3: bishop to e5Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Mate in 3: queen to b8 (f4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Core set
11. Mate in 3: rook to h6 (h1)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
12. Winning blow: knight to g6 (f4·12)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
13. Winning blow: knight to e7 (g6·8)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Mate in 3: pin on h7 (h5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
15. Mate in 3: rook to c2Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
16. Rescue the queen to h6Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
17. Fork: queen to a4 (d7)Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
18. Winning blow: queen to c7 (b7·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
19. Winning blow: knight to d7 (f6·11)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Winning blow: bishop to e4 (b1·9)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
21. Winning blow: knight to e7 (f5·28)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Winning blow: knight to d7 (e5·18)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
23. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (a1·13)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
24. Winning blow: queen to e6 (e3·11)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Winning blow: rook to e7 (e2·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Challenge
Review
Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!
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