You are now a professional wrestler. You can pin your opponent backwards with your eyes closed. You've watched all the pin videos and done all the puzzles. But over the chessboard? How good are you really? Test your skillllllzzzz.
1) White to move and checkmate in one. Do you see the pin?
2) This is called a cross pin. It's like a doublewhammypin. Nobody move!
3) Do another cross pin for white this time.
4) Do you see the pinned piece? Put pressure on it! (I have a funny saying for you: pp on the pp. That means put pressure on the pinned piece. Attack it again!)
5) Now you have two moves. First, make a pin. Then pp on the pp!
6) You could make a pin right away, but you'd get eaten. First, deflect the rook, then pin him!
7) First make check, then make a pin.
8) First make check, then make a pin.
9) Pin it and pressure it.
10) Ah-ah-ah! No touchies! It's pinned. Mate in one.
How did you do?
Results:
1/10 Dust Mite
2/10 Gnat
3/10 Horsefly
4/10 Tadpole
5/10 Hen
6/10 Sea Otter
7/10 Baby gorilla
8/10 Bison
9/10 Lyger
10/10 Tigon