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Goal: Give away a piece on purpose so the second move is checkmate. 4 puzzles · ★★★ = no mistakes.
A sacrifice gives up material to win something bigger — here, the game.
Mate in two. Offer your queen where the black king cannot take it — then a knight finishes a “smothered” mate.
Which black piece is guarding the mating square? Offer it a piece to capture — after it takes, the square is free.
A sacrifice gives up material for something bigger. In these mates the first move offers a piece; taking it pulls a black piece or pawn away, and your next move is checkmate. If Black does not take, it is mate anyway.
Chapter 7 — Mate in two: Your first move makes mate unstoppable. The board then plays Black’s best defence — and you give checkmate on the next move.