Test for beginner chess players

© Наталья Рябова, 2022

ISBN 978-5-0059-1684-6

Created with Ridero smart publishing system

Foreword

This book is a collection of test tasks for beginner chess players. Among them you will find tasks of varying degrees of complexity on different topics: checkmate in 1 move, checkmate using a pin, line checkmate, double strike, creating a pin, using a pin, stalemate, perpetual check. In the «Answers» section, you can check your solutions and calculate the number of points you have scored in the test. The higher the number of points you have, the higher the level of your game. I hope that you will enjoy solving this test and it help improve your level of a game.

Answers

 
1. Nh5+ gh( Kg8( h8) Qf6  gh Qg5+)
    Qg5+ Kh8
    Qf6+ Kg8
    Qg5+ (4 points)
 
 
2. Nc8+ Ka8
    Nb6+ Ka7
    Nc8+ (3 points)
 
 
3. …Ne3+
Kg1 Nc4+ (Kf2? Nd1#)
Kf1 Ne3+ (3 points)
 
 
4. … Rd2+
 Kb1 Rd1+
 Kb2 Rd2+ (3 points)
 
 
5. Nf7+ Kg8
    Nh6+ Kf8
    Nf7+  (3  points)
 
 
6. Rg6 + fg (Kh8 Rh6+Kg7 Qf6+ Kg8 Qh8#) (Kh7 Qh8#)
    Qg6+ Kh8
    Qh6+ Kg8
    Qg6+ (4 points)
 
 
7. Nf6+ Kf8
    Nh7+ Kg8
    Nf6 Kf8 (Kh8 Rh7#)
    Nh7+ (4 points)
 
 
8. Qh6 and Qg7# (1 point)
 
 
9. Qf7+ Ka8
     Qf8+ Ka7
    Qf7+ (3 points)
 
 
10. Qg5+ Kh8
      Qh6+ Kg8
      Qg5+ (3 points)
 
 
11. Qe8+ Kh7
      Qh5+ Kg8
      Qe8+ (3 points)
 
 
12. … Qa4+
   Kb1 Qd1+
   Ka2 Qa4+ (3 points)
 
 
13. Nf6 Kf8
      Nh7# (2  points)
 
 
14. Ne3 Re3
      Ke3 (2  points)
 
 
15. Qf3+ Rb7
      Qf8+ Rb8
      Qf3+ (3 points)
 
 
16. Rh3+ Kg4
       Rg3+ Kh4
       Rh3+ Kg4 (3 points)
 
 
17. Nc7+ Qc7
      Kc7 (2 points)
 
 
18. Nc8+ Kh8
      Nb6+ Ka7
      Nc8+ Kh8 (3points)
 
 
19. … Ng3+
     hg Qh1 (fg Qe4+ Qe2 Qh1) (2 points)
 
 
20. …Bc5
   de  Bf2+
   Kf2 Qd1 (3 points)
 
 
21. Bf7+ Kf7
      Qd5+ Ke8
      Qc5 (3 points)
 
 
22. Bf7+ Kf7
      Qh5+ Ke8
      Qc5 (3 points)
 
 
23. Bf7+ Kf7
      Ng5+ Ke8
      Qg4 (3 points)
 
 
24. Bf7+ Kf7
      Qd5+ Ke8
      Qc5 (3 points)
 
 
25. Qf7# (1point)
 
 
26. …Ne4
  Bd8 Bf2+
  Ke2 Bg4# (3points)
 
 
27. …Ne4
    de Bf2+
    Kf2 Qd1 (3points)
 
 
28. Bf7+ Kf7
      Qd8 (2  points)
 
 
29. …      Bh3
         gh Qg3+
         Kh1 Qh3+
          Kg1 Ng5 and Qh2# (5 points)
 
 
30. Bf7+ Kf7
       Ng5+ Kf8
       Ne4 (3 points)
 
 
31. Rg7+ Kg7
      Qg5+ Kh8
      Qf6+ Kg8
      Qg5+ (4 points)
 
 
32. Qe6+ Qe6 (1 point)
 
 
33. f8Q Nf8
      f6+ Kf6
      Kf8  (3 point)
 
 
34. …Rb2+
      Kb2 (1  point)
 
 
35. Nd5# (1  point)
 
 
36. Nf7# (1  point)
 
 
37. b4# (1 point)
 
 
38. Bc2+ Qc2 (1  point)
 
 
39. Qh7# (1point)
 
 
40. Qg7# (1 point)
 
 
41. Qh5+ Kg8
      Qh8# (2 points)
 
 
42. Qg7# (1 point)
 
 
43. Qh7# (1  point)
 
 
44. f6 g6
      Qh6+ Re8
      Qg7# (3  points)
 
 
45. Re8+ Re8
      Re8# (2  points)
 
 
46. Rg7+ Kh8
      Rh8+ Kg7
      Rbg7# (3 points)
 
 
47. Rg7+ Kh8
      Rg6+ Rf6
      Bf6# (3  points)
 
 
48. Rg7+ Kh8
      Rd7+ Kg8
      Rg7+ Kh8
      Rc7+ Kg8
      Rg7+ Kh8
      Rb7+ Kg8
      Rg7+ Kh8
      Ra7+ Kg8
      Rg7+ Kh8
      Rg6+ Rf6
      Bf6# (10  points)
 
 
49. Bf6+ Kh7
      Rh4+ Kg8
      Rh8# (3 points)
 
 
50. Ng6++ Kg8
      Ne7# (2  points)
 
 
51. Nf6+ Ka8
      Ra7# (2  points)
 
 
52. Ne7+ Kh8
      Rh4# (2  points)
 
 
53. Nf6+ Kf8
      Rd7 Kg7
      Re7 Kh8 (Kf8 Re8+ Kg7 Rg8#)
      Re8+ Kg7
      Rg8# (5  points)
 
 
54. Ng6+ Ng6 (or fg or hg)
      Qg7# (2  points)
 
 
55. Qd7 Rd7
      Ra8+ Qd8
      Rd8# (3  points)