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NAME THE TACTIC/S: White checkmates in 3 moves.

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Diagrams from John Bain’s best-selling book,

Chess Tactics For Students

Chapter 14 Quizzes & Name the Tactics – INTRODUCTION

The Quizzes are challenges at naming the tactics used to solve the puzzles. Some Quizzes are simple, as shown in Diagram 404, where two simple tactics are used. Other Quizzes are more challenging.

Each problem can be solved by using one or more tactics covered in the book Chess Tactics for Students:

Name the Tactics List Chapter 14

Next, QUIZZES & NAME the TACTICS Diagram 418:

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Chess Tactics For Students is a workbook for intermediate and advanced students containing 434 carefully selected problems in worksheet format. Chess Tactics has been extensively field tested with elementary, middle-school, and high-school students over a four-year period.

This book is ideal for independent seat work as well as for homework and classroom instruction.

The worksheet format and Answer Key enable self-correction with minimal dependence or direct help from a chess teacher, coach, or parent.


Answer – Diagram 417:

1. Rxd8+                             Rxd8

2. Qe8+                               Rxd8

3. Rxe8#

Tactic/s used: Back Rank Combination.


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