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Printable Discovered attack Puzzles

Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.

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12 discovered attack puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key

A discovered attack happens when moving one piece unmasks an attack from another piece standing behind it. The moving piece is free to create a second threat, so the defender faces two problems from a single move.

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

Discovered attack — chess puzzle worksheet Name: ______________   Date: ______________
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#1 · white to move · rating 605
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♙♝
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#2 · black to move · rating 971
♜♝♛♜♚
♟♟♞♟♟♟
♟♟
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♘♘
♕♙
♙♙♗♙♙♙
♖♖♔
#3 · white to move · rating 1138
♜♛♚
♟♝♟♟♗
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♟♝♖
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♙♟♙♙♙
♜♔♙
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#4 · white to move · rating 1273
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♜♟♖
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♔
♟♙♙
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#5 · black to move · rating 1404
♜♚
♟♟♛♟♟
♙♟
♙♕♙
♝♙
♙♙
♖♔
#6 · white to move · rating 1561
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♟♝♟♞♚
♟♟♝♞♗
♘♕♟
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♙♙♙♙♙♙
♖♖♔
#7 · white to move · rating 1740
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♞♟♚
♟♛♜
♟♟♙♟
♙♙♖
♙♕♙
♖♔
#8 · white to move · rating 1935
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♟♝
♟♘♟
♟♙♙♛
♕♙♘
♙
♙♔
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#9 · white to move · rating 2108
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♟♛♟♟
♝♟♟♕
♟♟♙
♙♙
♜
♙♙♘
♔♖♖
#10 · white to move · rating 2285
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♟♕♟♟
♟♟
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♙
♙♘
♛♙♔
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#11 · white to move · rating 2515
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♕♗♚♟
♟♟
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♛♙
♞♙
♜♙
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#12 · white to move · rating 2798

Answer key

  1. #1 (puzzle 09TPs): Rxf6+ → Kxf6 → Qxg4
  2. #2 (puzzle 0OCMB): c3+ → Kb4 → cxb2
  3. #3 (puzzle 0KMsb): Nf6+ → Kh8 → Qxh7#
  4. #4 (puzzle 0AH5d): Bxc2+ → Kg8 → Rh8#
  5. #5 (puzzle 01JzG): e4+ → Kc2 → Rxg5
  6. #6 (puzzle 0JA4J): exf7+ → Kxf7 → Qd5+ → Kg7 → Rxe7+
  7. #7 (puzzle 03OJW): Ng5+ → Kg8 → Bxg6
  8. #8 (puzzle 0Yba3): f5+ → Kh7 → Rxg6
  9. #9 (puzzle 0TiP1): Qe2 → Rxf4 → Nf6+ → Rxf6 → Qxh5
  10. #10 (puzzle 00SlL): Rxd3 → Bxh1 → hxg6 → fxg6 → Qxh1
  11. #11 (puzzle 0BWTq): Qd8+ → Kg7 → h6+ → Kxh6 → Qh4+ → Kg7 → Nh5+ → gxh5 → Qxf2
  12. #12 (puzzle 22Qyy): Bxg6+ → Kxg6 → Rxb6+ → Rf6 → Rb7 → Rxf4 → Qxh7+

Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).