White has just played 7.♗c4. How does Black punish it?
Test Yourself
Punish White's mistakes
In this lesson you will learn
- Recognising White's typical mistakes in your openings
- Finding the move that wins material
- Checking every position for tactics before playing a repertoire move
Every board on this page is live. Move the pieces by tapping or dragging, click any move in the lines to see that position, and press ↺ to start again.
How to use this test
These positions come from the lines in this course. In each one, White has just made a natural mistake. Look at checks, captures and threats, find Black's strongest move, and play it on the board. Your progress is saved as you solve.
Exercises · Lesson 12
Thirty mixed positions from this repertoire. Find Black's strongest move.
White has just played 8.♗h6. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 8.♘d4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 10.♗a6. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 10.♘e5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 6.♗d5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 8.♘f4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 7.f5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 8.♗f4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 9.O-O. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 17.♗a6. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 6.♗f4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 12.♗a6. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 17.e4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 7.♘d5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 9.c5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 7.♘g5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 11.♘xg5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 7.♗h6. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 11.♘g4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 11.♗d3. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 18.♗f5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 5.♗d3. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 8.♘h4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 10.e4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 12.♗a6. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 19.♗a6. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 5.♘e4. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 17.♘e5. How does Black punish it?
White has just played 12.♗h4. How does Black punish it?