Learning Chess - Fight the Pin

Learning Chess - Fight The Pin

Learning chess is fun, isn't it? Here are some positions where the pinning of pieces play an important role. You can use the pin to win.
Win it!


1) White moves	2) White moves

3) Black moves	4) Black moves

5) White moves	6) Black moves

7) White moves	8) Black moves

9) B moves	10) B moves

11) White moves	12) W moves

Solutions

1) 1.Nxc6 Rc8 2.Rxb (if RxN? then Rb8+
2) 1.RexN cxR 2.RxR
3) 1...Ng3! Q moves, followed by 2...NxR
4) 1.Nxc - the bishop can't recapture as it is pinned.
5) 1.Bxd7 QxB? 2.QxQ - the knight cannot recapture it is pinned.
6) 1...Qxd3 2. BxQ RxQ wins a piece
7) 1.Qxh6+#
8) 1...Be4 Rook moves and hit on g2
9) 1...Nf3+ followed by NxR
10)1...Qc3! double attack, it threatens checkmate and the rook is attacked!
11)1.Qf7!! Kh8 2.RxR NxR 3.QxN QxQ 4.RxQ+#
12)1.Nxh6+#

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