Exercise1: Identify possible captures for both sides in 2 positions below.
Count the resulting balance. For values of each piece refer to Basics page.

Mate is just a kind of check which allows no escape. In exercises below find mate in 1.
Exercise2:White moves and mates. Usually the first check turns out to be a mate.

Look at each mate and consider why none of the escapes mentioned in lesson 3 work

Exercise 3a: Find a double attack for White. Just 1 move. Count how much material is won.
Example: Knight for Queen exchange is a win of 6 pawns (1Queen -- 9pawns, 1 Knight -- 3 pawns)

		Hint: Threaten mate similar to exercise 2

Exercise 3b: Find a double attack for White. Ideas are similar to problems shown in 3a. Count how much material is won.

	Hint: White pawn is ready to promote, but their rook is attacked

Please record all answers using algebraic notation.