Chess Tactics Tactical Patterns Leonardo Ramirez
Chess Tactics Tactical Patterns Leonardo Ramirez
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CHESS
Introduction 2
Introduction
The book “Tactics in Chess” is a book specialized in
pattern recognition through different problems that
will lead the chess player to improve.
1 Black to move
2 Black to move
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5 Black to move
6 White to move
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7 Black to move
8 White to move
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9 Black to move
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11 White to move
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13 Black to move
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15 White to move
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17 Black to move
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19 White to move
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21 Black to move
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23 Black to move
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25 Black to move
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27 Black to move
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29 Black to move
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31 White to move
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33 Black to move
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35 White to move
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37 Black to move
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39 White to move
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43 Black to move
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45 Black to move
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47 White to move
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49 Black to move
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51 White to move
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53 Black to move
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55 White to move
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57 Black to move
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59 White to move
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61 Black to move
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63 White to move
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65 Black to move
66 White to move
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67 White to move
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69 Black to move
70 White to move
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71 White to move
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73 Black to move
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75 White to move
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77 Black to move
78 White to move
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79 White to move
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81 Black to move
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83 Black to move
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85 White to move
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87 White to move
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89 White to move
90 White to move
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91 Black to move
92 White to move
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93 White to move
94 White to move
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95 Black to move
96 White to move
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97 Black to move
98 White to move
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99 Black to move
Solutions
(1) 1... Qa1 2. Kh2 Rxd4 3. Qxd4 Rxh3 3. (15) 1. hxg4 hxg4 2. fxg4 fxg4 3. Kxc5
Rxh3 Qxd4. [1... Qa1+ 2. Re1 Rxd4!]
(16) 1. Qf8 Rf6 2. Rf3 Ke5 3. Qe7
(2) 1... h5 2. Kxh5 Qg3!! [1... h5 2. Kf5 g6
3. Kf6 Qf4 4. Ke6 Qf5##] (17) 1... Qf2 2. Kh1 Re8
(4) 1. Rf1 Bc4 2. Kg2!! (19) 1. e7! Kd7 2. Re1 Ke8 3. c6! Kg1 4. c7!
Rxe1 5. c8=Q
(5) 1... Nxe5! 2. Bxe7 Nxc3 3. Bxd8 Nxd1
4. Bc7 Nxb2 5. Bxd6 Nxd3 6. cxd3 Rd8 (20) 1. Nc6 bxc6 2. c5!! [1. Nc6 Ra8 2. Qxd6!]
[1. Nc6 Rc8 2. Ne7! Kd7 3. c5!!]
(6) 1. Nd7 Qxd8 2. Nxb6! axb6 3. Rxe7
(21) 1... Qa4 2. b3 Qa3 3. Qc3 Nxf4
(7) 1... Rxf7 2. Qxf7 Qd7!!
(22) 1... Rxe3 2. dxe3 Bg3 3. Kd1 Rd8 4. Bd2
(8) 1. Nh6! Bg6 2. Nxg7 Bf4
(9) 1... Qa7! 2. Kh1 Qf7 (23) 1... Ne3 2. Kg1 Qf3
(10) 1... Bxf2 2. Kxf2 Rh2+ 3. Kg1 Rxc2 (24) 1. Bc2 b5 2. axb5 axb5 3. Bb3!!
[1... Bxf2 2. Qxf2 Qc6!! 3. Kg1 Rh8!!]
(25) 1... e2 2. g7 e1=Q 3. g8=Q Qa1 4. Kb3
(11) 1. Qg6 Kh8 2. Qxh6 Kf8 3. Qg6 Ba3 5. Kc4 Qa2
(12) 1. dxe4 Ke5 2. Kd3 Kf4 3. Kxd4 Kg4 (26) 1. Rh1 Qf6 2. f4! Re8 3. f5
4. e5 Kh5 5. e6
(27) 1... a5!! 2. bxa5 bxa5 3. h5 c5!! 4. Kd3
(13) 1... Rf6 2. Ke1 Rc1 3. Kd2 Rfc6! Kd5
(14) 1... Kb4 2. h5 Ka3 3. hxg6 b2 (28) 1. Bb2 Ba6 2. Rxd1 Rxb7 3. axb8=Q
Solutions
(30) 1... Rd4 2. Kg5 Qb1 (43) 1... Qb5!! 2. Qxb5 Kxb5 3. Kd2 Ka4
4. Kc2 Ka3 5. Kb1 Kb3!! [1... Qb5!! 2. Qd3
(31) 1. g4 h6 2. f5 Ka5!!]
(32) 1... Kxe4 2. Rc8 Kd3 3. f6 Ra1 4. f7 Rf1 (44) 1. Bxd5 cxd5 2. Qxd5 Kh8 3. Re1! Bd7
5. f8=Q Rxf8 4. Rxe2 Bc6 5. Qxc6
(33) 1... Nf6 2. h6 gxh6 (45) 1... Kxf5 2. a5 Ke4! 3. Kf2 Kd3!! 4. a6
Kc4
(34) 1... f6 2. Ke4 f5 3. Ke5 Rxd5 4. Kxd4
Rd6 5. c5 Ke6 (46) 1... Kg7 2. fxg6 Rxf5 3. Rxf5 Qxf5 4.
Kh4 Qg4
(35) 1. g6 Kf6 2. Kh6
(47) 1. Ne5! Qxd4 2. Rxf6!! Bh6 3. Nf7 Kg7
(36) 1. Be3 Nxf3 2. gxf3 Nc5 3. Rc1 4. Ne5!! Kh8 5. Rf4!!
(37) 1... f4!! 2. Kg4 h5! [2. Kh3 d4!! 3. Kg2 (48) 1. c4! Qc5 2. b4!
Ke3!!]
(49) 1... b4 2. axb4 axb4 3. h5 b3 4. Kc3
(38) 1... cxb2 2. Rb1 Qc5!! 3. Qa4 0-0-0 Kxe5 5. h6 Kf6 6. h7 Kg7
(39) 1. Rd2! Bd4 2. e5!! fxe5 3. Rh2 Kf6 4. (50) 1... Qg6 2. Rc7 gxh4 3. Rc8 Rd7 4.
Rh7 e4 5. Kg4 Be5 6. Kxe4 [1... a2 2. Rd7 Rxg8 hxg3
Kf8 3. Rf7 Ke8 4. g7] [[2... Bxe5 3. Rd7 Kf8
4. Rf7 Ke8 5. g7]] (51) 1. Bxh7 Kg7 2. f4!! Rxc7 3. Qg3!! Kh8
4. Nxc7 = [1. Bxh7 Kh8 2. Rxc8 Rxc8
(40) 1... Rxd3 2. cxd3 Kd4 3. Kc2 Ke3 4. h4 3. Bb1]
h6!! 5. g4 g5!
(52) 1. h7 Nxh7 2. Qh2!
(41) 1... a4 2. b4 h6!! 3. g4 a3 4. Kc3 Ke4
[1... a4 2. b4 h6 3. Kc3 Ke4] (53) 1... d3 2. Kd2 Ke4 3. Re1 Kd4 4. Re6
Kf2
(42) 1. Rb1 Bxc2 2. Bc4! Kf8 3. Rxb8+ Ke7
4. Nxf5 (54) 1... Qxf4 2. Qxf4 Nc2=
Tactics in chess 85
Solutions
(55) 1. Rxh7 Kxh7 2. b3!! h3 3. Kf3 (70) 1. Rxd4 exd4 2. Bf6! Rxf6 3. Rxe8 [1.
Rxd4 exd4 2. Bf6! Qxf6 3. Qxf6 Rxf6 4.
(56) 1. Ndb5! Rxe8]
(57) 1... Bf3 2. Ke1 Rh1 3. Kd2 Rxa1 (71) 1. d4 Nxd4 2. Nxd4 Bxd4 3. c3 [1. d4
Bxd4 2. Nxd4 Nxd4 3. c3 b5 4. Bd3! Ne6 5.
(58) 1... Nxf3 2. Qxf3 Ne4!! Bxb5]
(59) 1. Ke4! Ke6 2. g4!! [1. Ke4 Kc5 2. Kf5 (72) 1. d4! Nxd4 2. Qxd4!! exd4 3. Rxd6
Kb4 3. g4!!] Rxd6 4. Rxd6
(60) 1... Kg7 2. d4 axd4 3. Rfd1 Qg6 (73) 1... Bg7 2. Qd7 Bf6!! 3. Re1 d5!!
4. d8= D Rxd8 5. Rxd8 Cxd8 6. Qxd8 Kg7 =
(61) 1... Ra2 2. Kf1 Kf3 3. Ke1 Re2! 4. Kf1
Re7 (74) 1. Rfe1 Rg5 2. Re4 Rh5 3. Rh4
(62) 1... Bb4 2. Rg6 Kd7 (75) 1. Neg5! fxg5 2. Nxg5 [1. Nfg5! fxg5 2.
Nxg5]
(63) 1. Rxd5 exd5 2. Nc6!
(76) 1. Na4 Qb5 2. a3! Ba5 3. Nxc5
(64) 1. Qb8 0-0 2. Qxa7
(77) 1... Qa7 2. Qxb4 Qe3 3. Kb1 c2 4. Kb2
(65) 1... Bc5!! 2. Qf4 Bd6 3. Nxf7 Bxf4 4. cxd1=N !
Nxd8 Bxc1 5. Rxc1 Kxc1
(78) 1. Kc4! Kd6 2. c7 Re1 3. c8=N !!
(66) 1. Kg5 f3 2. Kxh5
(79) 1. Nxc8 Qa5 2. Re5! Nc6 3. Rxa5 Rxd1
(67) 1. h5! Ke7 2. h6 g6 3. Ke5 4. Rxd1
(68) 1. Re1 Qd6 2. Bf5! Nf4 3. Qh6 (80) 1. Rc8! Rf8 2. f7!! Kxf7 3. Rxh7 Kg8 4.
R8c7! [1. Rc8! Bf8 2. e6 Rxf6 3. e7]
(69) 1... Qh6! 2. g4 Ng3 3. Kg2 Nxf1 [1...
Qh6! 2. Bxf5 Nxg3 3. Kg1 Nxf1] [1... Qh6! (81) 1... Nf3 2. Kh1 Nxd2 3. c5 Ra5!! 4.
2. Rg1 Bxd3!! 3. Qxd3 Nxg3] Qxa5 Rb4!!
Tactics in chess 86
Solutions
(82) 1... Rxf7 2. Qxd4 Qg5 3. 0-0 Ng5! (95) 1... Re3 2. Kh2 h5 3. Qf7 Kh7 4. Rf3
Qd6
(83) 1... Nxe2! 2. Kxe2 Ke6 3. Kd2 Kd6!!
(96) 1. Kg4 Rc8 2. h7! Rh8 3. Rxh1 Kf6 4.
(84) 1... Qd6! 2. Bd4 exf3! 3. Qxc5 Re2!! Rh6
(85) 1. Bxg6 fxg6 2. Re6 Rh7 3. Bxd6 (97) 1... Rf3 2. Nxd3 Kxg3 3. Nxc5 g5! 4.
hxg5 h4
(86) 1. Nxe6 Rxd2 2. Nd4 Kf6 3. Rxd2
(98) 1. Nd2! h5 2. Nf1 h4 3. Nxh2 hxg3 4.
(87) 1. Rb5 Bc7 2. Rb7! Kxg3
(88) 1. Qh6 Qf5 2. Qxf8!! Kxf8 3. Bh6 Kg8 (99) 1... Rxf3 2. gxf3 cxe5 3. Qe2 Qd5
4. Re8
(100) 1... Rf5 2. Bg3 Rd2!
(89) 1. Rxg6! Qf5 2. Qg8
(101) 1... fxe6 2. Bxg7 Be8 3. g4 f4!!
(90) 1. Rg5!! Qf2 2. Rf1 Qxf1 3. Bxf1 hxg5
4. Bd3 f5 5. Bxf5 Bxe5 6. Qh7 Kg7 7. Qg6 (102) 1. Na4!
Ke7 8. Qe6 Rd8 9. Qxe5
(103) 1. d6 exd6 2. Bd5 Rxd5 3. Cxd5 Qf5
(91) 1... Nb5! 2. c4 Nc6 4. Qg2 Qd3 5. Kc1
(92) 1. Rxf7 Kxf7 2. Qe6 Kf8 3. Rb7 Rc7 4. (104) 1. b5 Bxe1 2. bxc6
Rb8 Rc8 5. Qd7!!
(105) 1. Qc4 Qe7 2. Rxd8 Rxd8 3. Bf6
(93) 1. Kf1! Qc4 2. Ne2!! Qxe2 3. Kg1 [1.
Kf1! Qxb5 2. bxc3] (106) 1... Rxg1 2. Kxg1 Qh1 3. Rf2 Bg2
(94) 1. Nxh6 Kh7 2. Rxf6!! gxf6 3. Rd3!! (107) 1. Bb5 axb5 2. Bxb5 Bd7 3. Bxd7
Nxd3 4. Nf5! Kxd7 4. Qxf5 Kd8 5. Rfd1 Qxb2 6. Rc2
Solutions
(109) 1. Ne7 Kh8 2. Qf5 Rxe7 3. Rxc8 [1. (119) 1. Rxb7! Rxb7 2. Qe8+ Qf8 3. Bh7+
Ne7 Kf8 2. Qe3]
(120) 1. Bxf3 Qf5 2. Be3! Nxd4 3. Bxd4
(110) 1. b4 Nd7 2. Ba3 Qc8 3. Bxd7 Dxd7 Rxd4 4. Qe8 Rd8 5. Bxb7
4. Bxg7
(121) 1. Rxd4 exd4 2. Qxe4 f5 3. Qe6+
(111) 1. Rxh6 Qd5 2. Qb1 Qxd1 3. Qxd1
[1... gxh6 2. Nxh6+ Rd7 3. Dxf6+ Ke8 4. (122) 1... Kc1 2. Kd3 Kc2
Dxe6+ Kf8 5. Dg8+ Ke7 6. Qf7+ Kd8 7.
Qf8+ Kc7 8. Qf4+ Kd8 9. Nf7+ Ke8 10. (123) 1. Rxh6 Be7 2. Rdh1 Rxh6 3. Bxh6
Nd6+ Rxd6 11. Qxd6 Kg8 4. Cf6 Bxf6 5. exf6 Bxg2 6. Rh2
(112) 1... Rc5 2. Kb1 Ra1 3. Kxa1 Rc1 (124) 1... Qc6 2. Rg1 Bc5 3. Qf5 Qd6 4. Rb1
Qxh6 5. Qxe5 Qg7
(113) 1. Nxg6 Rxg6 2. Nd5! Kf7 3. Rh7+ Kg8
4. Qg5 Kxh7 5. Rh1 (125) 1. g4 Kd7 2. Kf6 Ke8 3. h4 Kf8 4. h5
gxh5 5. gxh5 Kg8 6. Ke7 [1... h5 2. gxh5
(114) 1. b7! Bxd7 2. Rd5 f3 3. Rxd7 Re8 4. gxh5 3. h4! f6 4. Kd5! Kd7 5. f5]
Rxe7!
(126) 1... Qb2 2. Rxf3 Qxh2!! 3. Kf1 Qh1 4.
(115) 1. gxg6! C7xf6 2. Ng5 Cxe4 3. Qxe4 Ke2 Qxc1 5. Qxc5 Kd8
Bxg5 4. hxg5 f4 5. Qxb7 Cd3+ 7. Rf1 Nxb2
8. Rh5+ Kg8 9. g6 (127) 1... Qa5 2. Qd2 Nxd4 3. Bxd4 Nxe4
4. Nxe4 Qxd2 5. Kxd2 Bxd4
(116) 1. Bd8! Qe5 2. Bxc8 e3 3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Bxb8 Bxf2 5. Kh1 (128) 1... Re1 2. Kh2 c6 3. Rc5 d3 4. Rxc6
Kd7
(117) 1. Nxe5 dxe5 2. d6 fxd6 3. Ne5 Ke8
4. Nxg6 Qf6 5. Nxh8 (129) 1... Qxf2 2. Kxf2 Bc5 3. Kf3 Rxf6 4.
Kg4 Ne5 5. Rxe5 Bc8 [2. Kh1 Rxf6 3. Ne4
(118) 1... hxg2 2. Qxg2 Qd1! 3. Rxd1 Rxd1 Qa7 4. Nxf6 Nxf6] [3. Rxe3 Bxe3]
4. Qf1 Rxg8
Tactics in chess 88
Solutions
(130) 1. Qh5 Kxf6 2. fxe3 Nxc2 3. Ke2 Nxa1 (142) 1... Qh4 2. Nh3 Ng4 3. Kh1 Qg6 4.
4. Rf1 Ke7 5. Qxe5 [3... Qxc7 4. Raf1 Ke7 5. Nf3 Nh4!
Rc7]
(143) 1. Bxe6 fxe6 2. Rf3
(131) 1. Rxe3 fxe3 2. Bb4 Ke8 3. Qxg8 Kd7
4. Rxf7 (144) 1... Kxf7! 2. Nxe5 Kg8 3. Ng6 Qg5!! 4.
Rf8 Kh7 5. Nxh8 Bg4
(132) 1. Qe8 Kg7 2. Qxd8!! Rxd8 3. Rxc7
Bd7 4. Rxd7 Rxd7 5. Bxd7 (145) 1. Be6! Rxd4 2. Bxc8 Rxd2 3. Bxf6
Rxf6 4. Rxd2 [1... Be5 2. Bxc8 Rxc8 3. Ne6!
(133) 1... Bh3 2. Bf1 Qd3 3. cxe5 Bxf1 4. Rfe8 4. Nxg5]
Qxc3
(146) 1... Qxa3!!
(134) 1. b8=Q Bxd8 2. Rb2 Qxb2 3. Na4
(147) 1... f5 2. Kd5 Rd7 3. Kc4 Rxb4!
(135) 1. Ng2!! hxg3 2. Kxg3 Bg6 3. Nf4 Bf7
4. Kh4 (148) 1. Bxe5 dxe5 2. d6 Bf6 3. g5 hxg5 4.
hxg5 Rxh1 5. Bb5 Kf8 6. Rxh1
(136) 1... Rxb2!! 2. Nxb2 c3 3. Rxb6 c4!! 4.
Rb4 a5!! 5. Rxc4 cxb2 [3... c4 4. Rxb6 cxd3] (149) 1. Nxg6 Rxc1 2. Qxc1 Qf6 3. Rxh5
(137) 1. Rxc6 bxc6 2. Bg5 Qg7 3. Qd6 Qf8 (150) 1... Bxg2 2. Ng2 Ne4 3. Rhf1 b5 4. b3
4. Qxd5 Rb7
(138) 1. Nxd4 exd4 2. e5 Qh6 3. Nxc7 (151) 1... Bg6! 2. Rf3 Ne5 3. Rfe3 Nc4!! 4.
bxc4 Bxf4
(139) 1. Qg4 Qg8 2. Cxg7 [1... Ac4 2. Cxg7
Re7 3. b3! Axf1 4. Qe6] (152) 1. Qg7 Ke6 2. Nxc5!
(141) 1. a4 f5 2. Rfb1 Qxb1 3. Rxb1 fxe4 4. (154) 1... Rxf1 2. Kh2 Qh4 3. Qh3 Ree1
dxe4
(155) 1. h6 Bxh6 2. b3!!
Tactics in chess 89
Solutions
(156) 1... Qg2!! 2. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 3. Kg1 Nh3+
(159) 1... Qf4 2. Kh1 Rxg3 3. fxg3 Qxg3 [3... Rg1+ 4. Rxg1]
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