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Black to move, mate in 3! Only for strong players 🧠

White to move. Can you find mate in 2? 🤔

White to move, mate in 1! 🤔

White to move and mate in 3. Good luck 😅

Why is this move a Blunder?? 🤔

Habit 4: Trace the long lines. In the picture, the black bishop in the corner hits the white rook on the opposite corner, and nothing protects it. Follow every diagonal, file and rank to its end before you move.

Loose pieces, attackers against defenders, what your move stops guarding, long lines: run these four checks before every move. Follow @TheChessWhy for more of the why behind the moves.

Black to move, mate in 2! 🧐

A tricky mate in 1. Black to move 🤯

Black to move, mate in 3! Only for strong players 🧠