Puzzles: Mixed Motifs
Part of the Core Motifs section of Coddy's Tactics & Checkmates journey. Lesson 34 of 35.
Eight boards from real games, with no label. The motif is the last thing you will know: scan for the fork, the pin, the skewer, the battery and the trapped piece in turn, and play the one that is really there.
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Position 1 of 8
PlayTheir rook just came to the file their king stands on. Find the tactic.
All 8 positions
All lessons in Core Motifs
4Discovered Attack
The Loaded GunDiscovered CheckLoading the GunPuzzles: DiscoveriesRecap: Discovered Attack7Tactic or Not?
Looks Free, Isn'tThe Tactic That Isn'tTactic or Not?Puzzles: Mixed MotifsRecap: Core Motifs