Chess Tactics Practice Puzzles – Spot the Winning Tactic

Knowing a tactic is one thing; spotting it in a real position is another. These puzzles mix the tactics together and hide which one you’re looking at, so you have to recognise it yourself. Filter by motif on the left to focus on the ones you find hardest, or go back to Learn to study them one by one.

Covered in practice:

• Fork
• Pin
• Skewer
• Discovered attack
• Discovered check
• Double check
• Deflection
• Decoy
• Removing the guard