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Printable Queenside attack Puzzles

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

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.

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

Queenside attack — chess puzzle worksheet Name: ______________   Date: ______________
♘♝♚♜
♛♟♟♝
♟♞♟♟
♕♙♙♟
♘♙
♙♙♙♙
♔♖♗
#1 · black to move · rating 602
♜♚
♟♕♟♟
♘♛
♙
♙
♙♙♙♜♙
♔♖♖
#2 · black to move · rating 749
♚
♟♟♟
♝♟
♛♞
♙♙♕♘
♙♙♙♙♙
♔♖♖
#3 · black to move · rating 914
♚♜♜
♝♟♟♟
♟♟
♛♙♟
♖
♙♕♙
♙♔♙
♖
#4 · white to move · rating 1055
♚♜
♟♟♝
♟♛♟♟
♟
♕♙
♙♙♙♗♙
♖♔
#5 · white to move · rating 1214
♚♜
♟♟♟♟♝
♝♟
♛♟
♙♟
♘
♙♕♙♙
♖♗♜♖♔
#6 · white to move · rating 1392
♞♚♜♜
♕♝♟♟♛
♟
♙♘♟♝
♙♙♟
♙♙♗
♙♙
♖♖♔
#7 · white to move · rating 1618
♚
♟♟
♕♟♟♟
♙
♝♟
♗♙
♙♜♙♛♔
♖
#8 · white to move · rating 1835
♜♚
♟♛♟♟♟
♙♙
♘
♕
♗
♙♙♙♙♙
♔♝
#9 · black to move · rating 2065
♚♜
♟♛♟♝
♟
♗♖♟
♙♕
♟♙
♙♙♜
♖♔
#10 · white to move · rating 2303
♚
♟♟♕♟♟
♝
♟♜♙♟
♘♙
♛♙♙♗
♙♟
♔♖
#11 · black to move · rating 2523
♜♚♛
♟♟
♟♙♝
♟♗♙
♞♘♕
♙♙♙
♔♖♖
#12 · black to move · rating 2797

Answer key

  1. #1 (puzzle 0H2XQ): Qxb2#
  2. #2 (puzzle 0o2Fe): Qxc2+ → Ka1 → Qxb2#
  3. #3 (puzzle 0KOus): Qxc2+ → Ka1 → Bxb2#
  4. #4 (puzzle 0HFIk): Rxc7+ → Kxc7 → Qxb5
  5. #5 (puzzle 00RXz): Qxe6 → Bxe6 → Rxd8+
  6. #6 (puzzle 029M7): Qxa7+ → Kc8 → Qa8+ → Kd7 → Rxd1+
  7. #7 (puzzle 0SXdG): Nxb6+ → cxb6 → Qxb8#
  8. #8 (puzzle 0BpTq): Rf2 → Rb1 → Qc8+ → Rb8 → Qxb8+
  9. #9 (puzzle 051GY): Bd2+ → Kb1 → Qe1+ → Qd1 → Qxd1#
  10. #10 (puzzle 0hGns): Rc5+ → Kb8 → Bc7+ → Qxc7 → Rxc7 → Rg1+ → Rxg1
  11. #11 (puzzle 1BjJY): Qxc3 → Rxe2 → Bxc2+
  12. #12 (puzzle 1o6Fp): Qxe5 → c3 → Qe3+ → Kb1 → Qe4+ → Ka1 → Ne3

Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).