A quick reminder of Ladder positions:-
Quiz for Red Zone Players
Question 1 – The Battery
One point for all 3 correct answers:-
a) What is meant by a ‘Battery’ in chess?
b) Which pieces can form a Battery?
c) Which pieces cannot form a Battery?
Question 2 – Overworked Pieces
One point for the correct answer:-
Here the pawn on c2 is ‘overworked’ as it has to protect both Queen and Bishop.
Black to play, how would you proceed?
Question 3 – Trapped piece
One point for the correct answer:-
In this Sicilian opening, White has retreated the Bishop to a4 after being attacked by the pawn on a6. How should Black continue to trap the Bishop?
Green Zone Players
Three points for 12 correct answers, two for 8 and one for 4 correct answers.
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