Chess tactics Quiz

A huge opening mistake by black opens up a chance for white to win. Why was Ng4 a mistake? (pick more than one)

• Black isn't developed or castled yet

• Don't move pieces twice in the opening

• The knight isn't threatening anything

• It blocks the bishop from h3

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CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

How can white crush black after ng5

• Qxg7 winning a pawn and attacking the king side and threatening mate in one

• bxf7 giving up the bishop for a crushing attack

• Nd5 getting the knight into an outpost

• Qd5 threatening mate in one

Why is bb5 such a bad move?

• It can just be blocked by a pawn. Don't play easily blockable checks

• Blocking pins the queen and bishop

• White could have taken the pawn on b7

• Bishops like to be far away from the fray

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CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.2D

How can you deflect away the defender of the knight on f2?

What's the direct threat here?

• Qxe4+

• Qxf2 ++

• Bf5 threatening checkmate

• F5 opening up a file

How can we defend the threat and develop a piece??

• Bd5

• Qe2

• Nc3

• Nf3

Oh no! Check! But which move is the best way out of check?

• Ke1

• Kd1

• Ke3

• Kf1

Which pawn should take the knight?

• C x N undoubles the pawns and block black's rook

• D x N opens up white's queen

• C x knight to move to d6

• Neither

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CCSS.W.5.1B

Here, black plays bxnd2. Why is that a bad move? (pick 2)

• The rook on h8 can be taken

• Bishops are better than knights

• It unpins the knight which and solves a lot of white's problems like an xmass gift.

• The knight is white's strongest piece

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CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.2D

Theory in this opening is to play c3 before you play Bd3. Why?

• The black knight can attack the bishop on d3

• It double defends the pawn on d4

• It allows the queen to come out to d2

• because it's the opening

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CCSS.W.5.1B