13 Tactical Motifs You Must Know. The Quiz.

Chess is 99% Tactics - GM Richard Teichmann.

The Answers are given below.

1.  White to play

2.  Black to play

3.  White to play

4.  Black to play

5.  White to play

6.  Black to play

7.  Black to play

8.  Black to play

9.  White to play

10.  Black to play

11.  Black to play

12.  White to play

13.  White to play

 Fyi.

All 13 games are played online @ Chess.com. Opponent names are confidential.

 
ANSWERS

1. Scandinavian. Win against an International Master! Once in n year(s); n=1,2,3,...

FORK. Nf6+.

2. King's Indian Defense. Double cover for the King; As for the Queen, the game ain't end when Her Majesty left.

DISCOVERED ATTACK. ...Nxb2+.

3. Modern Defense. My first daily tournament representing LBF club Let's Be Fair (formerly La Belle France), Board 4, in May 2021.

PIN. Nxd6+.

4. King's Indian Defense. The à la mode KID; the new look!

SKEWER. ...Rh3+.

5. Sicilian Kan. Simplicity is the key; When ahead in material, it is usually done by exchanging the pieces.

DEFLECTION. Rxf7.

6. Caro-Kann Defense. The bait; When it is taken ...

TRAPPED PIECE. ...Bd8.

7. Sicilian Najdorf. The Staying Power à la West Germany soccer; Playing so many online games with this friend :-)

REMOVING THE GUARD. ...f5.

8. Indian game. There is a time for everything; A time to open and a time to close.

OPENING & CLOSING LINES. ...Nxg4.

9. English Opening. When the luft is not yet there; Accepting the sacrifice carelessly would mean the end is near.

BACK-RANK MATE. Qxe6.

10. Sicilian Najdorf. The Wild Wild West; The person who invited me to play the Daily Correspondence games here :-).

PAWN PROMOTION. ...Qxe5.

11. Slav Defense. It's now time for a Zwischenzug!

IN-BETWEEN MOVES. ...Nb4.

12. Ruy Lopez. The saving sacrifice! Just when all hope does seem gone ...

DEFENSIVE TACTICS. Rg1+.

13. London System. Smashes after smashes; The chosen series of forced moves which eventually forces the opponent to surrender.

COMBINATIONS. Rd7+.