Level 2 · Win material on purpose · 800–1100 · 12 min

Discovered attacks

Move one piece out of the way so the piece behind it attacks too.

The rule to take into your games

If your piece blocks your own line, move it with a threat.

Part of Goat Pass: 5 steps on the board, 3 guided examples, then puzzles at your level, and the ones you miss come back until they stick. The first 3 lessons are free.

Open this lesson →

Not sure this is your leak? Your free Goat Card reads your chess.com games and puts the lessons that fix your biggest mistakes first. Next lesson: Double attacks: queen forks and pawn forks.