10 double checks rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1316. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
In a double check, two pieces give check at once. It cannot be answered by capturing the checker or blocking the line, because either only deals with one of the two — the king must move. That makes double check the single most forcing move in chess, and it is why sacrifices that end in double check often work despite the material cost.
These are pitched at 1200-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1200 is one that players around 1200 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
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Rg1+ Rxg1 hxg1=Q#
Ng4+ Kg1 Qh2#
Nf8+ Kh8 Qh7#
Nxf3#
gxf4+ Kxf4 Rg4+ Ke3 Kxe5
Bd3+ Ke1 Qf1#
hxg5+ Kxg5 Rh5#
Bxh7+ Kh8 Qg7#
Bb4#
Rxe4 dxe4 f3+ Kf1 fxe2+
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In a double check, two pieces give check at once. It cannot be answered by capturing the checker or blocking the line, because either only deals with one of the two — the king must move. That makes double check the single most forcing move in chess, and it is why sacrifices that end in double check often work despite…
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1200 is one that players rated around 1200 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1316, so they suit 1200-rated players.
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