What does the black dot next to the chess puzzle mean?
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I bought the step 2 of a chess steps course and most things are clear enough but what does the black dot next to some puzzles mean?
Black to move?
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Black to move would mean solution is Bf3#.
White to move then Rg5 to prevent mate?
Dec 29, 2021
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DiscipulusIncautus wrote:
what does the black dot next to some puzzles mean? Black to move?
Yes.
DiscipulusIncautus wrote:
Black to move would mean solution is Bf3#.
White to move then Rg5 to prevent mate?
If it's White's turn to move, White is up a piece so lots of different moves work. For example Bg5 or h4. Puzzles wont have equally good first move solutions, so for that reason too it's a black to move puzzle.
Also books should have a solution section, so you can tell that way too.