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==Tactical puzzles==
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Chess puzzles can also be regular positions from actual games, usually meant as [[Chess tactics|tactical]] training positions. They can range from a simple "Mate in one" combination to a complex attack on the enemy king. Solving tactical chess puzzles is a very common chess teaching technique. They are helpful in pattern recognition.

===Example 1===
[[file:Lichess_funny.gif|thumb|right|240px|Puzzle 1: Black to play and win]]
The solution is 1...Qf2{{chesspunc|!}}, attacking the f1-rook; 2.Rxf2 would incur a [[back-rank checkmate]] after 2...Rd1+. If 2.Rg1, 2...Bc5 sets up a {{chessgloss|battery}} targetting g1, where White can stop checkmate only by moving the c1-bishop to {{chessgloss|connected rooks|connect rooks}}. Since the only two squares available to the bishop are controlled by the black queen, loss of the bishop is unavoidable. White's best try is 2.Be3, giving up the bishop immediately and leaving Black an easily {{chessgloss|winning position|won position}}.
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===Example 2===
[[file:Lichess funny II.gif|thumb|right|240px|Puzzle 2: White to play and win]]
The solution is 1.Ne6+{{chesspunc|!}}, unblocking White's h4-bishop and g1-rook. Black's f-pawn must guard the g6-bishop, preventing ...fxe6 in almost all variations; thus, if the black king moves after 1.Ne6+, then 2.Qxf6 leaves Black down a piece and in a {{chessgloss|mating net}}. 1...Kh7 and 2...Rhg8 defending the bishop allows for 3...fxe6, but White's attack is insurmountable, with prospects of opening the h-file with Bg5 and of Bxe6. White can force mate in less than 13 moves against any alternative to 1...Qxe6, which sacrifices material to blunt White's attack.
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