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Printable Attacks on f2 / f7 Puzzles

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12 attacks on f2 / f7 puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key

The f2 and f7 squares start the game defended only by the king, which makes them the oldest targets in chess. These puzzles win through sacrifices and batteries aimed at that soft point.

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Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.

Attacks on f2 / f7 — chess puzzle worksheet Name: ______________   Date: ______________
♜♞♝♛♚♜
♟♟♟♟♟♟
♟
♕♙♝
♗
♙
♙♙♙♙♙
♖♘♔♘♖
#1 · white to move · rating 601
♜♛♚♞♜
♟♟♟♝♟♟♟
♝
♟♕
♗♙♟
♙
♙♙♙♙♙
♖♘♗♖♔
#2 · white to move · rating 672
♜♛♚♞
♟♟
♟♝♟♝♟
♕♟
♙♗♙
♗♘
♙♙♙♙
♖♔
#3 · white to move · rating 746
♜♝♛♚♜
♟♟♟♟♟♟
♝♟♘
♙♞♕
♙♙♙♙♙♙
♖♗♔♖
#4 · white to move · rating 852
♜♛♚♞♜
♟♟♟♟
♞♝♟♟
♟♘
♙
♘♕
♙♙♙♙♙♙
♖♗♔♖
#5 · white to move · rating 956
♜♝♚♜
♟♟♟♟
♟♞♟
♟♙
♙♙♟♞♖
♙♙♛♙
♙♙
♖♘♕♔♗♘
#6 · black to move · rating 1085
♜♜♚
♟♟♟♟♟♟
♞♟♛
♝♟
♗♙♕
♘♙
♙♙♙♙♙♙
♖♔♘♖
#7 · black to move · rating 1234
♜♛♚♜
♟♟♟♟♕♟
♟
♝
♗♞♙♗
♘♙
♙♙♙
♖♔♝
#8 · white to move · rating 1421
♚
♝♟♔
♙♝♙
♟
♙
♗
♖
♜
#9 · white to move · rating 1730
♜♞
♟♟♟♚
♟♝♕♟
♙
♙♜♘♛
♙♙
♗♙♙
♖♔♖
#10 · black to move · rating 2018
♜♝♛♜♚
♟♟
♞♟♟
♟♝♙♙
♙♟
♙♘♘
♙♕♗♙♙
♖♔♖
#11 · black to move · rating 2396
♜♝♜♚
♟♟
♛♘♟
♟♕♟♟♝
♙
♙
♙♙♙♙
♖♔♗♖
#12 · black to move · rating 2799

Answer key

  1. #1 (puzzle 09Qf0): Qxf7#
  2. #2 (puzzle 0BSBk): Qxf7#
  3. #3 (puzzle 0e5Zd): Qxf7#
  4. #4 (puzzle 06Hob): Qxf7#
  5. #5 (puzzle 0MP8k): Qxf7#
  6. #6 (puzzle 03yzm): Qxf2#
  7. #7 (puzzle 0CmCn): Qxf2+ → Kd1 → Qf1+ → Kd2 → Qxa1
  8. #8 (puzzle 08GpS): Qxf7#
  9. #9 (puzzle 0QCzc): exf7+ → Bxf7 → Rxf7
  10. #10 (puzzle 0DrGp): Rxe4 → fxe4 → Bxf2+
  11. #11 (puzzle 0tEkz): Bxf2+ → Kd1 → e3
  12. #12 (puzzle 0Km5u): Kh8 → Nxb8 → fxe4 → Be2 → Qxf2+ → Kd1 → Qe3 → Nd7 → Bxd7 → Qxd6 → Rd8 → Rf1 → Kg8

Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).