Training
What is the threat?
The board stands from your side, your opponent is about to move. Which move do you fear? Show it on the board – who sees the threat before it comes loses less often.
How the drill works
- The board stands from your side; your last move is marked. Now your opponent moves.
- Show the strongest move: click the piece first, then its target.
- The threat is a check or a capture – the first move of a puzzle from a master game.
ForkPinSkewerDiscovered attackDouble checkDeflectionDecoyOverloadingClearanceIntermezzoMate in 1Mate in 2–3Back-rank mateSmothered mateAnastasia's mateArabian mateBoden's mateEpaulette mateKiss of deathCorridor mateSwallow’s tail mateHook mateMorphy’s matePillsbury’s mateBlackburne’s mateAnderssen’s mateDamiano’s mateGreco’s mateLolli’s mateMax Lange’s mateCozio’s mateMayet’s mateVuković’s mateDavid and Goliath mateOpera mateRéti’s mateLégal’s mateSacrificePromotionMate in 4 or moreWinning materialI · PupilII · GuardianIII · SatrapIV · VizierV · ShahVan Geet OpeningNimzo-Larsen AttackBird OpeningZukertort OpeningKing's Indian AttackRéti OpeningEnglish OpeningEnglund GambitRat DefenseModern DefenseBenoni DefenseIndian DefenseMarienbad SystemQueen's Pawn GameOld Indian DefenseBenko Gambit DeclinedBenko Gambit AcceptedDutch DefenseNimzowitsch DefenseScandinavian DefenseAlekhine DefensePirc DefenseCaro-Kann DefenseSicilian DefenseFrench DefenseKing's Pawn GameCenter GameBishop's OpeningVienna GameKing's Gambit DeclinedKing's Gambit AcceptedLatvian GambitPhilidor DefensePetrov's DefenseScotch GameThree Knights OpeningFour Knights GameItalian GameRuy LopezBlackmar-Diemer Gambit AcceptedRichter-Veresov AttackQueen's Gambit DeclinedSlav DefenseQueen's Gambit AcceptedSemi-Slav DefenseTarrasch DefenseNeo-Grünfeld DefenseGrünfeld DefenseCatalan OpeningBlumenfeld CountergambitBogo-Indian DefenseQueen's Indian DefenseQueen's Indian Defense, with e3Nimzo-Indian DefenseKing's Indian Defense
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VideoEvery puzzle plays its solution by itself, after a short pause the next one comes – to watch and learn.Click: start · again: stopStop the videoNo further puzzle – a solution half played is taken back, the puzzle stands to be solved.