Tac Desperado Intermediate Chess Puzzles Set 1

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Middlegame tactics puzzles from real games · Developing level

Three positions taken from rated games, each shown from the side to move. Solve them before reading the answers below; each answer lists the whole line, the opponent’s replies included.

Puzzle 1: White to move, rating 1283 Puzzle 2: Black to move, rating 1297 Puzzle 3: Black to move, rating 1593

Puzzle 1: White to move · rating 1283
Puzzle 2: Black to move · rating 1297
Puzzle 3: Black to move · rating 1593

Answers

Puzzle 1: Be4+ Nxe4 Qxe4+ f5 Qxf5#
Puzzle 2: Qxc1+ Kh2 Qh1#
Puzzle 3: Ne3+ Nf5 Qxf5+ Kg3 Qg4#

Across 2,000 middlegame tactics puzzles at this level, 62% take 2 moves to solve, and the key move is most often made by a queen (37.2%).

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Best for tactical warmups, logic enrichment, chess clubs, and printable problem-solving packets.

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