Midgame

Greek Gift

Greek Gift · as Black

Yugoslav pawn storm

Yugoslav pawn storm · as Black

Lasker's bishops

Lasker's bishops · as Black

Windmill

Windmill · as Black

Sacrifice on f7

Sacrifice on f7 · as Black

Exchange sac on c3

Exchange sac on c3 · as Black

Rook lift

Rook lift · as Black

King hunt

King hunt · as Black

Pin

Pin · as Black

File pin

File pin · as Black

Relative pin

Relative pin · as Black

Skewer

Skewer · as Black

Discovered check

Discovered check · as Black

Queen fork

Queen fork · as Black

Pawn fork

The pawn hits knight and queen together.

Pawn fork · as Black

The pawn hits knight and queen together. Play the Black pieces.

Decoy

Decoy · as Black

Remove the guard

Remove the guard · as Black

Zwischenzug

Zwischenzug · as Black

Double check

Knight and bishop check together, then the knight takes the rook.

Double check · as Black

Knight and bishop check together, then the knight takes the rook. Play the Black pieces.

Trapped piece

Trapped piece · as Black

Rook fork

Rook fork · as Black

Royal fork

Royal fork · as Black

Knight fork · rook

Check the king and pick up the rook.

Knight fork · rook · as Black

Check the king and pick up the rook. Play the Black pieces.

Queen skewer

Queen skewer · as Black

Rook skewer

Rook skewer · as Black

Discovered pawn

Discovered pawn · as Black

Back rank mate

The rook takes the eighth rank while the king is boxed in.

Back rank mate · as Black

The rook takes the eighth rank while the king is boxed in. Play the Black pieces.

Smothered mate

Smothered mate. Qg8+. Rxg8 captures the queen. Then Nf7 is checkmate, and the black rook on g8 blocks the king.

Smothered mate · as Black

Smothered mate. Qg8+. Rxg8 captures the queen. Then Nf7 is checkmate, and the black rook on g8 blocks the king. Play the Black pieces.

Anastasia's mate

Anastasia's mate · as Black

Opera mate

Opera mate · as Black

Legal's mate

Leave the queen, then mate with bishop and knight.

Legal's mate · as Black

Leave the queen, then mate with bishop and knight. Play the Black pieces.

Boden's mate

The bishops cross on the king's diagonals.

Boden's mate · as Black

The bishops cross on the king's diagonals. Play the Black pieces.

Arabian mate

Arabian mate · as Black

Epaulette mate

Epaulette mate · as Black

Swallow's tail

Swallow's tail · as Black

Damiano's mate

Rh8+ Kxh8 captures the rook. Qh5+ Kg8 Qh7#. The pawn on g6 protects the queen. The knight on d7 covers f8. Qh7 is checkmate.

Damiano's mate · as Black

Rh8+ Kxh8 captures the rook. Qh5+ Kg8 Qh7#. The pawn on g6 protects the queen. The knight on d7 covers f8. Qh7 is checkmate. Play the Black pieces.

Hook mate

Hook mate · as Black

Dovetail mate

Dovetail mate · as Black

Blind swine

Doubled rooks on the seventh take the back rank.

Blind swine · as Black

Doubled rooks on the seventh take the back rank. Play the Black pieces.

Pillsbury mate

Pillsbury mate · as Black

Morphy mate

Morphy mate · as Black

Greco mate

Greco mate · as Black

Anderssen mate

Anderssen mate · as Black

Mayet mate

Bishop and pawn cut the center, rook takes the back rank.

Mayet mate · as Black

Bishop and pawn cut the center, rook takes the back rank. Play the Black pieces.

Lolli's mate

The f6 pawn wedges the kingside.

Lolli's mate · as Black

The f6 pawn wedges the kingside. Play the Black pieces.

Corner mate

Corner mate · as Black

Minority attack

Minority attack · as Black

IQP attack

IQP attack · as Black

Hanging pawns

Hanging pawns · as Black

Maróczy bind

Maróczy bind · as Black

Hedgehog

Hedgehog · as Black

Stonewall

Stonewall · as Black

French chain

French chain · as Black

Doubled pawns

Doubled pawns · as Black

Backward pawn

Backward pawn · as Black

Outpost

Outpost · as Black

Good bishop

Good bishop · as Black

Opposite bishops attack

The queens stay on, so the bishop attack decides.

Opposite bishops attack · as Black

The queens stay on, so the bishop attack decides. Play the Black pieces.