Chess/Optional homework/2

Name: ________________________ tright 8 rd bd qd kd bd nd rd 7 pd pd pd pd pd 6 pd pd 5 pd 4 pl 3 nl 2 pl pl pl pl pl pl pl 1 rl nl bl ql kl rl a b c d e f g h Problem 1 1. If White captures the pawn on e5, how can Black win back the pawn? (This position is from the Ruy Lopez Exchange variation.) Hint: Use the Black queen to "fork" the White knight and a White pawn. Solution: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ tright 8 rd bd qd kd bd rd 7 pd pd pd nd pd pd pd 6 nd 5 pd bl 4 pl 3 nl 2 pl pl pl pl pl pl 1 rl ql kl bl nl rl a b c d e f g h Problem 2 2. If White captures the pawn on d5, how can Black win the knight? (This position is from the Queen's Gambit Declined.) Hint: Let White take your queen. Then you can take his queen! Solution: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________