Day 925: Discovered attack
Target rating: 1956
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: pawn to b6 (a5·11)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Winning blow: rook to c4 (f4·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Winning blow: bishop to h7 (b1·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Winning blow: queen to a8 (d5·7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Winning blow: queen to e5 (f4·7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Winning blow: pawn to e6 (e5·15)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Winning blow: queen to h3 (g2·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Winning blow: pawn to f7 (f6·17)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Winning blow: queen to f7 (b3·5)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Winning blow: knight to e5 (f3·18)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Core set
11. Winning blow: knight to g7 (e6·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
12. Deflection: rook to f2Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
13. Discovered attack: knight to e7Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Winning blow: knight to g5 (f3·14)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
15. Discovered attack: pawn to e6 (e5·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
16. Mate in 3: pawn to c5 (b4·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
17. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f2 (e1·4)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
18. Mate in 2: queen to g1 (g5·2)Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
19. Winning blow: rook to f8 (f7·7)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Mate in 3: queen to d6 (f6·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
21. Pin: bishop to e7Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Winning blow: queen to c7 (d6·2)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
23. Winning blow: pawn to a8 (a7·9)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
24. Winning blow: queen to e5 (e1·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Winning blow: rook to d5 (f5·3)Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
Challenge
Review
Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!
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