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Printable Queenside attack Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 queenside attack puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
Queenside attacks exploit space and open files on the a-, b- and c-files — minority-attack breakthroughs, back-rank infiltration and pawn-chain demolition far from the kings.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Queenside attack — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0H2XQ: e3g1 → b7b2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0o2Fe: e4f6 → g6c2 → b1a1 → c2b2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0KOus: a2a3 → a4c2 → b1a1 → f6b2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0HFIk: a4b5 → c4c7 → c8c7 → d3b5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 00RXz: d6e6 → b3e6 → d7e6 → d1d8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 029M7: d3d1 → f2a7 → b8c8 → a7a8 → c8d7 → e1d1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0SXdG: g8h8 → d5b6 → c7b6 → a7b8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0BpTq: g5d2 → f1f2 → b2b1 → a6c8 → b1b8 → c8b8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 051GY: f5f6 → e1d2 → c1b1 → e7e1 → g4d1 → e1d1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0hGns: e4d3 → b5c5 → c8b8 → a5c7 → d7c7 → c5c7 → g2g1 → b1g1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1BjJY: f5d4 → a3c3 → e1e2 → g6c2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1o6Fp: c3e5 → h8e5 → c2c3 → e5e3 → c1b1 → e3e4 → b1a1 → c4e3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0