STEP 2: Double Attack (1)

KLA Chess Club is a part of Keiller Leadership Academy of southeast San Diego, a Title 1 Charter school. Chess is offered as an everyday class for students.

For more information, visit our blog or our school's website.

The following lesson is taken from the KNSB Dutch Training System by Brunia/Wijgerden.

Goals: Learning to recognize targets; Using the Queen as an attacking piece.

Below, the second target is the material. The rook on b3 is in trouble:

Below, even though the rook is 'protected by the pawn, the rook is worth more than the attacking piece.

Sometimes, it is a square that is the target, not necessarily a piece. Which square is the target below? How can black respond?

Below, Black is threatening mate by attacking a sqare. How can white avoid mate?