Name: Class: Date:

Master tac clearing beginner chess tactics Set 5. Ideal for students.

Clearance puzzles from real games · Foundation level

Three positions taken from rated games, each shown from the side to move. Solve them before reading the answers below; each answer lists the whole line, the opponent’s replies included.

Puzzle 1: White to move, rating 977   Puzzle 2: Black to move, rating 1077   Puzzle 3: White to move, rating 1082

  1. Puzzle 1: White to move · rating 977
  2. Puzzle 2: Black to move · rating 1077
  3. Puzzle 3: White to move · rating 1082

Answers

  1. Puzzle 1: Nf6+ Qxf6 Qh7#
  2. Puzzle 2: Nxf3+ Bxf3 Bh2+ Kh1 Rxd1
  3. Puzzle 3: Nxd7 Bxd7 Re7+ Kf6 Rxd7

Across 2,000 clearance puzzles at this level, 65.4% take 2 moves to solve, and the key move is most often made by a knight (54.6%).

How to use this chess puzzle set

Best for tactical warmups, logic enrichment, chess clubs, and printable problem-solving packets.

  • Print the puzzle, solve without hints first, then use solution support to review the reasoning.
  • Move from riddles and wordplay into checkmate, tactics, endgames, knight tours, logic, and mixed puzzle sets.
  • Use the previous and next set links to stay inside the same page family before jumping to broader hubs.

Answer key policy

Answer support is available for review after a real attempt; printable answer-key behavior depends on the activity type.

Same-family next steps

Use the previous and next set links to stay inside the same page family before jumping to broader hubs.

Measurement events

This page should measure landed, started, used hint, checked answer, completed, printed/downloaded, shared, and clicked next events when the matching controls exist.