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Healthy mix६,५१२,३२१

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

Phases

Opening३२५,९७५

A tactic during the first phase of the game.

Middlegame२,९६४,९५९

A tactic during the second phase of the game.

Endgame३,२२१,३८७

A tactic during the last phase of the game.

Rook endgame३४२,१५८

An endgame with only rooks and pawns.

Bishop endgame८६,७६२

An endgame with only bishops and pawns.

Pawn endgame२३२,४०६

An endgame with only pawns.

Knight endgame५२,६९६

An endgame with only knights and pawns.

Queen endgame७४,३१५

An endgame with only queens and pawns.

Queen and Rook४८,०२४

An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.

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Motifs

अगाडि बढेको पिउसो ।३९५,८०९

तपाईको एउटा पिउसो विपक्षीको अखडा भित्र पुगेको छ, सायद बढुवा हुन लागेको छ ।

f2 वा f7 मा आक्रमण गर्ने ।४७,१२१

f2 वा f7को पिउसोमा ताकेर आक्रमण गर्ने, fried liver (भुटेको कलेजो) आक्रमणमा जस्तै ।

Capture the defender४३,८८२

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

Discovered attack३३४,४०८

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 check३३,८५३

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 king१९३,१०५

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

Fork८५१,१७६

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

Hanging piece२५६,५८४

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

Kingside attack५५९,०१८

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

Pin३९२,३७६

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

Queenside attack९६,६७८

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

Sacrifice४७८,६८२

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

Skewer१४५,५३८

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 piece७४,७९८

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

उन्नत

आकर्षण२३१,६००

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

Clearance८३,९२३

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

Collinear move७,८८७

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

Discovered check१०८,८०२

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

Defensive move३८७,३५५

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

Deflection२७९,८०६

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

Interference२३,८५५

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.

Intermezzo८०,१६०

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 move२६५,८३८

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.

X-Ray attack२२,८६३

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

Zugzwang६५,८९९

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

Mates

Checkmate२,०११,१८९

Win the game with style.

Mate in 1९३०,५७०

Deliver checkmate in one move.

Mate in 2८३९,४८३

Deliver checkmate in two moves.

Mate in 3२०४,५५९

Deliver checkmate in three moves.

Mate in 4३०,०९३

Deliver checkmate in four moves.

Mate in 5 or more६,४७७

Figure out a long mating sequence.

Mate themes

अनास्तासियाको मेट ७,७०९

घोडा र हात्ती वा मान्त्रि(रानि) मिलेर विपक्षिको आफ्नो गट्टी को मद्दतले बोर्डको भित्तामा लगेर राजालाई जालमा फसाउनु ।

अरबी मेट७,७३३

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

Back rank mate२१३,३०१

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

Balestra mate१,३६८

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

Blind Swine mate६,३६१

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

Boden's mate३,८४९

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

Corner mate१०,७८०

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

Double bishop mate३,८२७

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

Dovetail mate४,१८३

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

Epaulette mate२२,६४५

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

Hook mate११,०६८

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

Kill box mate५,५१९

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 mate६७,६४४

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

Morphy's mate७,१३२

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

Opera mate६३,९४०

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

Swallow's tail mate८,३९८

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

Triangle mate७,८५४

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 mate२,४८७

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 mate२५,१६२

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.

Special moves

Castling२,६९१

Bring the king to safety, and deploy the rook for attack.

अँ पशं९,०५७

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.

Promotion१५४,१५६

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

Underpromotion१,१९५

Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.

Goals

Equality४३,०३३

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

लाभ१,९१२,३८९

निर्णयाक लाभ पाउने अवसरलाई जान हत्याउनुहोस् । (२०० cp ≤ मुल्याङ्कन≤ ६०० cp)

Crushing२,४९१,६८३

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

Checkmate२,०११,१८९

Win the game with style.

Lengths

One-move puzzle९७७,८४१

A puzzle that is only one move long.

Short puzzle३,२९७,१००

Two moves to win.

Long puzzle१,६६१,०८२

Three moves to win.

Very long puzzle५२२,२५२

Four moves or more to win.

Origin

Master games८५१,८०१

Puzzles from games played by titled players.

Master vs Master games७७,९१५

Puzzles from games between two titled players.

Super GM games३,२९६

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

Player games

View puzzles generated from your games, or from another player's games

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