How good are your tactics?

This is your opportunity to brush up on your tactics which, after all, are the soul of chess. Until you are graded about 160, tactics should be king.

Do the six puzzles, giving yourself no more than five minutes to find the best move for each. You should be able to find a draw at least in the time limit. It pays to look at as many possibilities as possible. Click on A for answers and points awarded. This weeks optimum is 12 points. The positions change every month.

Newsletter for the Horsham Chess Club Spring 2004   Issue No 3

This page was last updated on: March 28, 2005

Horsham Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 7.30 at the Methodist Church in London Road, Horsham. Juniors meet also on a Tuesday from 6.15pm. Prospective members are warmly welcome to come along or E-Mail us to find out more.

.Noticeboard

1. Black to move A

2. White to move A

3. White to move A

4. Black to move. A

6. Black to move. A

5. White to move A

Competition Position

White to move

Email us with the answer including any analysis and the first one correct out of the hat gets a bottle of wine.

Last month's winner was

Peter Harbott (right). The answer was Bxd8 followed by Bxg6 wins.