Puzzle Themes

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Healthy mix6,512,321

A bit of everything. You don't know what to expect, so be ready for anything! Just like in real games.

Phases

Байбихьи325,975

A tactic during the first phase of the game.

БакьулъхӀай2,964,959

A tactic during the second phase of the game.

АхирхӀай3,221,387

A tactic during the last phase of the game.

Хъалаялъул ахирхӀай342,158

An endgame with only rooks and pawns.

Пилалъул ахирхӀай86,762

An endgame with only bishops and pawns.

Пешкаялъул ахирхӀай232,406

An endgame with only pawns.

Чол ахирхӀай52,696

An endgame with only knights and pawns.

Къиралалъул ахирхӀай74,315

An endgame with only queens and pawns.

Къирилайги хъалаги48,024

An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.

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Motifs

ЦӀебетӀураб пешка395,809

One of your pawns is deep into the opponent position, maybe threatening to promote.

Attacking f2 or f747,121

An attack focusing on the f2 or f7 pawn, such as in the fried liver opening.

ЦӀунулеб чӀвай43,882

Removing a piece that is critical to defence of another piece, allowing the now undefended piece to be captured on a following move.

Discovered attack334,408

Moving a piece (such as a knight), that previously blocked an attack by a long range piece (such as a rook), out of the way of that piece.

Double check33,853

Checking with two pieces at once, as a result of a discovered attack where both the moving piece and the unveiled piece attack the opponent's king.

Exposed king193,105

A tactic involving a king with few defenders around it, often leading to checkmate.

ГӀучӀ851,176

A move where a piece attacks two or more opposing pieces simultaneously.

ЦӀуничӀеб кесек256,584

A tactic involving an opponent piece being undefended or insufficiently defended and free to capture.

Къирасул рахъалда тӀадекӀанцӀи559,018

An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the king side.

Бухьин392,376

A tactic involving pins, where a piece is unable to move without revealing an attack on a higher value piece.

Къиралалъул рахъалда тӀадекӀанцӀи96,678

An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the queen side.

Къурбан478,682

A tactic involving giving up material in the short-term, to gain an advantage again after a forced sequence of moves.

Skewer145,538

A motif involving a high value piece being attacked, moving out the way, and allowing a lower value piece behind it to be captured or attacked, the inverse of a pin.

Trapped piece74,798

A piece is unable to escape capture as it has limited moves.

ЦӀебетӀураб

ЦӀай231,600

An exchange or sacrifice encouraging or forcing an opponent piece to a square that allows a follow-up tactic.

Clearance83,923

A move, often with tempo, that clears a square, file or diagonal for a follow-up tactical idea.

Collinear move7,887

Two opposing pieces face each other, and one slides along the line of attack without capturing the enemy piece.

Discovered check108,802

Move a piece to reveal a check from a hidden attacking piece, which often leads to a decisive advantage.

ЦӀунулеб хъурщи387,355

A precise move or sequence of moves that is needed to avoid losing material or another advantage.

НахъчӀвай279,806

A move that distracts an opposing piece from another duty that it performs, such as guarding a key square. Sometimes also called "overloading".

Interference23,855

Moving a piece between two opponent pieces to leave one or both opponent pieces undefended, such as a knight on a defended square between two rooks.

Intermezzo80,160

Instead of playing the expected move, first interpose another move posing an immediate threat that the opponent must answer. Also known as "Zwischenzug" or "In between".

Quiet move265,838

A move that does not check, capture, or create an immediate threat to capture. Instead, it prepares a hidden and unavoidable threat for a later move.

Ренген22,863

A piece attacks or defends a square, through an enemy piece.

Цугцванг65,899

The opponent is limited in the moves they can make, and all moves worsen their position.

Матал

Мат2,011,189

Берцинго бергьа.

1 хъурщиялъ мат930,570

Deliver checkmate in one move.

2 хъурщиялъ мат839,483

Deliver checkmate in two moves.

3 хъурщиялъ мат204,559

Deliver checkmate in three moves.

4 хъурщиялъ мат30,093

Deliver checkmate in four moves.

5 яги цӀикӀкӀун хъурщиялъ мат6,477

Figure out a long mating sequence.

Mate themes

Анастасиял мат7,709

A knight and rook or queen team up to trap the opposing king between the side of the board and a friendly piece.

ГӀараб мат7,733

A knight and a rook team up to trap the opposing king on a corner of the board.

Ахирисеб мухъалда мат213,301

Checkmate the king on the home rank, when it is trapped there by its own pieces.

Balestra mate1,368

A bishop delivers the checkmate, while a queen blocks the remaining escape squares

Blind Swine mate6,361

Two rooks team up to mate the king in an area of 2 by 2 squares.

Боденил мат3,849

Two attacking bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.

Corner mate10,780

Confine the king to the corner using a rook or queen, and use a knight to deliver the checkmate.

Double bishop mate3,827

Two attacking bishops on adjacent diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.

Dovetail mate4,183

A queen delivers mate to an adjacent king, whose only two escape squares are obstructed by friendly pieces.

Epaulette mate22,645

Two adjacent escape squares for a checked king are occupied by other pieces.

Гьук мат11,068

Checkmate using a rook, knight, and pawn, where an opposing pawn blocks the king's escape.

Kill box mate5,519

A rook is next to the enemy king and supported by a queen that also blocks the king's escape squares. The rook and the queen catch the enemy king in a 3 by 3 "kill box".

Pillsbury's mate67,644

A rook delivers checkmate to the king, while a bishop helps confine it.

Morphy's mate7,132

A bishop delivers checkmate to the king, while a rook helps confine it.

Opera mate63,940

Check the king with a rook and use a bishop to defend the rook.

Swallow's tail mate8,398

A checkmate pattern that visually resembles the appearance of a swallow’s tail, similar to a V shape.

Triangle mate7,854

The queen and rook, one square away from the enemy king, are on the same rank or file, separated by one square, forming a triangle.

Vuković mate2,487

A rook and knight team up to mate the king. The rook delivers mate while supported by a third piece, and the knight is used to block the king's escape squares.

Smothered mate25,162

A checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because it is surrounded (or smothered) by its own pieces.

БатӀиял хъурщиял

Рокировка2,691

Къирал хӀинкъи гьечӀеб бакӀалдеги лъе, хъала тӀадекӀанцӀизеги хӀадуре.

Нахъаса чӀвай9,057

A tactic involving the en passant rule, where a pawn can capture an opposing pawn that has just moved next to it with its initial two-square move.

Promotion154,156

Promote one of your pawns to a queen, rook or minor piece.

Underpromotion1,195

Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.

Мурадал

Бащалъи43,033

Come back from a losing position, and secure a draw or a balanced position. (eval ≤ 200cp)

ТӀокӀлъи1,912,389

Seize your chance to get a decisive advantage. (200cp ≤ eval ≤ 600cp)

Щущазаби2,491,683

Spot the opponent blunder to obtain a crushing advantage. (eval ≥ 600cp)

Мат2,011,189

Берцинго бергьа.

Халалъи

Цо хъурщиялъул масъала977,841

A puzzle that is only one move long.

Къокъаб масъала3,297,100

Бергьине, кӀиго хъурщи.

Long puzzle1,661,082

Бергьине, лъабго хъурщи.

ЦӀакъ халатаб масъала522,252

Бергьине, ункъо яги цӀикӀкӀун хъурщи.

Origin

Устарзабазул хӀаял851,801

Puzzles from games played by titled players.

Master vs Master games77,915

Puzzles from games between two titled players.

Super GM games3,296

Puzzles from games played by the best players in the world.

ХӀалесул хӀаял

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