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TEST YOUR POSITIONAL AND TACTICAL IQ
SET TWO
The tests (which can be tactical or positional in nature) range in difficulty from 1 (being easy) to 10 (insanely hard!). When youre done trying to solve the problems in this set, check out the answers (click on the link at the bottom of the page), add up your tactical and positional points, and see where you stand.
1)
White plays 1.Bg5. Is this a good decision?
WHITE TO MOVE, is 1.Bg5 a good idea?
2)
Can Black defend this position?
BLACK TO MOVE
3)
White has many tempting moves here. Find the very best!
WHITE TO MOVE
4)
Blacks in trouble, but how can White take full advantage of this situation?
WHITE TO MOVE
5)
In this fairly typical position from the Queens Indian Defense, is 1.Be1 a good idea? Good or bad, what is its point?
THUMBS UP OR DOWN ON 1.Be1?
6)
How would you handle this position for White?
WHITE TO MOVE
7)
White is a twelve year old, so if you want to solve this, think like a child and hope for the best.
WHITE TO MOVE
8)
Blacks trying to hang on, but its hard to believe he will succeed.
WHITE TO MOVE
9)
Even material, better pawn structure for Black, but White has a passed pawn. Who stands better?
WHITE TO MOVE
10)
If I was White I would drool in rapture, pat myself on the back for playing such a fine game, and then settle down to find the best way to steer my winning position into a safe and happy harbor. What path would you take?
WHITE TO MOVE
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