Chess Chess Tactics

Question 1

What is a 'fork' in chess?

Accepted Answer

One piece attacks two or more enemy pieces simultaneously

Answer

Trapping the king with no escape square

Answer

Winning material by trading pieces

Answer

Blocking a check with a piece

Question 2

What is a 'pin' in chess?

Accepted Answer

Attacking a piece that cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece behind it

Answer

Trapping the enemy king in the corner

Answer

Controlling an open file with a rook

Answer

Placing a pawn on the 6th rank

Question 3

What is a 'skewer' in chess tactics?

Accepted Answer

Attacking a valuable piece that must move, exposing a less valuable piece behind it

Answer

A pawn sacrifice to open a file

Answer

Trapping the enemy queen with pawns

Answer

Using two rooks to control a rank

Question 4

What is 'discovered check'?

Accepted Answer

Moving one piece to reveal a check from another piece behind it

Answer

Placing the queen adjacent to the enemy king

Answer

Blocking a check with a sacrifice

Answer

Promoting a pawn to deliver check

Question 5

What is a 'zwischenzug'?

Accepted Answer

An unexpected in-between move before the expected response

Answer

A type of endgame pawn structure

Answer

A castling maneuver under check

Answer

A defensive sacrifice of the queen

Question 6

What is a 'back rank checkmate'?

Accepted Answer

Checkmate delivered on the 1st or 8th rank when the king has no escape squares

Answer

A queen sacrifice on the opponent's back rank

Answer

Promotion of a pawn leading to immediate checkmate

Answer

A rook sacrifice to open the king's position