Basic Checkmates and More

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by IM Marc Leski, FM Thomas Wolski, NM Mike Arne

  • Category: Rules and Basics
  • Avg. Rating: 720

"Basic Checkmates and ...." presents some of the most common checkmating patterns and a few other basic concepts.

Lessons:

#LessonCategoryRatingMy Score
BCA001 Back Rank Mate Tactics 300 -
BCA002 Checkmate Practice Tactics 400 -
BCA003 Checkmate Practice Tactics 700 -
BCA004 Checkmate Practice Tactics 1000 -
BCA005 Past the Guards Attacks 1000 -
BCA006 All by Herself Attacks 600 -
BCA007 Solo Flight Attacks 800 -
BCA008 Helpful Servant Tactics 800 -
BCA009 Maximum Cooperation Tactics 1000 -
BCA010 Boxed In Tactics 900 -
BCA011 The Point Tactics 1100 -
BCA012 Before Reinforcements Arrive Tactics 800 -
BCA013 Side Shot Tactics 900 -
BCA014 See Through Tactics 600 -
BCA015 Execution Tactics 700 -
BCA016 Variations on a Theme Tactics 800 -
BCA017 A Classic Tactics 600 -
BCA018 Another Classic Tactics 500 -
BCA019 Bullseye Tactics 300 -
BCA020 Side Rank Shot Tactics 1100 -
BCA021 Weak Dark Squares Tactics 600 -
BCA022 Heavy Pieces Do The Trick Tactics 500 -
BCA023 Papal Edict Tactics 800 -
BCA024 Deadly Bishops Tactics 1600 -
BCA025 Lots of Pins Tactics 1000 -
BCA026 Scholarly Stuff Tactics 500 -
BCA027 Queenside Scholar Tactics 500 -
BCA028 Death on a Dark Diagonal Tactics 500 -
BCA029 Long Range Bomber Tactics 900 -
BCA030 Criss Cross Diagonals Tactics 500 -
BCA031 Double Barrel Shotgun Tactics 700 -
BCA032 Cover Me, I'm Going In Tactics 300 -
BCA033 With a Little Help from My Friends Tactics 800 -
BCA034 Watch My Back Tactics 400 -
BCA035 A Knight and His Lady Tactics 300 -
BCA036 In My Way Tactics 300 -
BCA037 Sinister Dealings Tactics 300 -
BCA038 Not So Fast, There! Tactics 500 -
BCA039 Pseudo Philidor Tactics 1100 -
BCA040 Which Way? Tactics 700 -
BCA041 Horsefeathers Tactics 1100 -
BCA042 On the Open Road Tactics 600 -
BCA043 Long Reach of the Law Tactics 1200 -
BCA044 Johnny Mnemonic Tactics 300 -
BCA045 A Mirror Tactics 600 -
BCA046 An Early Shower Tactics 300 -
BCA047 Epaulettes Tactics 500 -
BCA048 Rare, But Cute Tactics 1000 -
BCA049 Did You Get the License Plate? Tactics 900 -
BCA050 Excommunicated! Tactics 300 -
BCA051 Simple Minds Tactics 600 -
BCA052 Sideslip Tactics 300 -
BCA053 Sidekick Tactics 700 -
BCA054 Foot Caught in the Switch Tactics 600 -
BCA055 Ecumenical Assistance Tactics 700 -
BCA056 Precarious Timing Tactics 700 -
BCA057 The Thousand and One Nights Tactics 300 -
BCA058 Missed Opportunity Tactics 1100 -
BCA059 Summertime Blues Tactics 1000 -
BCA060 Rude Waiter Tactics 300 -
BCA061 Hot Corner Tactics 900 -
BCA062 Was a Pin, Now a Win Tactics 300 -
BCA063 Cavalry Officer Tactics 300 -
BCA064 Two Birds, One Stone Tactics 700 -
BCA065 Locked Myself In Tactics 600 -
BCA066 King in the Open Tactics 800 -
BCA067 Three's the Charm Tactics 600 -
BCA068 Perpetual Motion Tactics 500 -
BCA069 The Importance of King Safety Tactics 700 -
BCA070 Why We Castle Openings 1000 -
BCA071 Castling Practice Rules and Basics 600 -
BCA072 Castling Practice Rules and Basics 300 -
BCA073 Castling Practice Rules and Basics 500 -
BCA074 Castling Practice Rules and Basics 400 -
BCA075 Castling Practice Rules and Basics 700 -
BCA076 Castling Practice Rules and Basics 1200 -
BCA077 Castling Practice Rules and Basics 600 -
BCA078 An Elegant Finale Tactics 1600 -
BCA079 Stalemate Practice Rules and Basics 400 -
BCA080 Stalemate Practice Rules and Basics 1300 -
BCA081 Kamikaze Tactics 1300 -
BCA082 Zugzwang Endgames 1600 -
BCA083 Breaking the Pin Tactics 1200 -
BCA084 Breaking the Pin Tactics 900 -
BCA085 The Open File Strategy 800 -
BCA086 Things to Avoid Tactics 900 -
BCA087 Challenging the File Strategy 700 -
BCA088 Challenging the File Strategy 300 -
BCA089 Challenging the File Strategy 300 -
BCA090 Short Cuts: Maneuvering the Knight Strategy 1200 -
BCA091 Short Cuts: Maneuvering the Knight Strategy 1100 -
BCA092 Short Cuts: Maneuvering the Knight Strategy 1100 -
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