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Printable X-ray attack Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 x-ray attack puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
An X-ray attacks or defends through an intervening piece. The rear piece exerts force along the line even before the blocker moves, which produces surprising captures and defenses.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
X-ray attack — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0LJAx: g3f1 → d1f1 → f6f1 → f8f1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0QPDc: h6e3 → d6f8 → f2f8 → f1f8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0BAKu: e1e6 → f5b1 → g3e1 → b1e1 → e6e1 → e8e1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0HFWA: e4d4 → d5d8 → d4d8 → d1d8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0OvvE: b8e8 → a4e8 → e7e8 → e1e8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 05Gq4: f1f2 → e3e1 → f2f1 → e1f1 → f5f1 → f8f1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0QTgq: d7b5 → e2b5 → c5b5 → d5b5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Alp4: f2f3 → e4f3 → e1f3 → e5f3 → g2f3 → e7e2 → f3e2 → g4e2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0KPBp: b6c6 → e5b8 → c6c8 → d4d8 → c8d8 → b8d8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 096SP: d6d7 → f2f3 → h1g1 → f7g5 → c7g3 → g5h3 → g3h3 → f3h3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0CMCY: a6b5 → a3a8 → c8d7 → c4b5 → c7c6 → b5c6 → b7c6 → a8c6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0UXwb: a6a8 → f4h5 → d7d6 → h5f6 → d6f6 → c6f6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0