The Skewer Tactic explained by a Grandmaster!

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For a player like me the proposed positions are quite easy (only the last two are a bit trickier).
Position 1: 1.Qh8+ Ke7 (only move) 2 Qxc8;
Position 2: 1.Bg5 Kg7 (or Ke6) 2. Bxd8;
Position 3: 1.Bd6! if exd6 follows 2. Rxe8+; if 1....Qc6 (or Qd7,or Qd8) follows 2. Bxb8;
Position 4: 1.Qc5! if dxc5 follows 2. Rxd8#; if 1...Rb7 (or Rb4) follows 2. Rxd6; if 1...Rc6 2. Qxa7

@Ch3ss_Lov3r said in #2:
> For a player like me the proposed positions are quite easy (only the last two are a bit trickier).
> Position 1: 1.Qh8+ Ke7 (only move) 2 Qxc8;
> Position 2: 1.Bg5 Kg7 (or Ke6) 2. Bxd8;
> Position 3: 1.Bd6! if exd6 follows 2. Rxe8+; if 1....Qc6 (or Qd7,or Qd8) follows 2. Bxb8;
> Position 4: 1.Qc5! if dxc5 follows 2. Rxd8#; if 1...Rb7 (or Rb4) follows 2. Rxd6; if 1...Rc6 2. Qxa7

That blog post was made for beginners, of course the tactics are all very easy to spot, it's for people who just began playing chess.

Quite an interesting topic, thank you. Besides, where can I find the Tactic Ninja course?

@Ruscom said in #4:
> Quite an interesting topic, thank you. Besides, where can I find the Tactic Ninja course?
chessmood.com/course/tactic-ninja

Nice I learned a lot

Nice l learned a lot.