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Healthy mix६,०२१,१२७

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

Phases

Opening३०७,२५५

A tactic during the first phase of the game.

Middlegame२,७५६,२१४

A tactic during the second phase of the game.

Endgame२,९५७,६५८

A tactic during the last phase of the game.

Rook endgame३१३,९००

An endgame with only rooks and pawns.

Bishop endgame७९,७६७

An endgame with only bishops and pawns.

Pawn endgame२११,५८३

An endgame with only pawns.

Knight endgame४८,४१४

An endgame with only knights and pawns.

Queen endgame६७,५८१

An endgame with only queens and pawns.

Queen and Rook४३,९४०

An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.

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Motifs

अगाडि बढेको पिउसो ।३६३,४५८

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

f2 वा f7 मा आक्रमण गर्ने ।४३,२६६

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

Capture the defender४१,७७१

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

Discovered attack३१३,२१४

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 check३१,१२५

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 king१७७,३९४

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

Fork७९६,०८५

A move where the moved piece attacks two opponent pieces at once.

Hanging piece२४०,१५२

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

Kingside attack५१२,६२६

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

Pin३६६,१८५

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

Queenside attack८८,५६१

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

Sacrifice४४०,८४२

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

Skewer१३४,६९१

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 piece७१,२७५

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

उन्नत

आकर्षण२१३,३४१

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

Clearance७८,११२

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

Discovered check१०८,८०८

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

Defensive move३६०,७२५

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

Deflection२५८,९४२

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

Interference२२,३४२

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.

Intermezzo७५,५९९

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 move२४६,१७८

A move that does neither make a check or capture, nor an immediate threat to capture, but does prepare a more hidden unavoidable threat for a later move.

X-Ray attack२१,००५

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

Zugzwang५९,९६९

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

Mates

Checkmate१,८२१,८२१

Win the game with style.

Mate in 1८३४,३७६

Deliver checkmate in one move.

Mate in 2७६७,३८४

Deliver checkmate in two moves.

Mate in 3१८६,७७०

Deliver checkmate in three moves.

Mate in 4२७,३८९

Deliver checkmate in four moves.

Mate in 5 or more५,९०४

Figure out a long mating sequence.

Mate themes

अनास्तासियाको मेट ७,०२८

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

अरबी मेट६,९४१

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

Back rank mate१९६,१५१

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 mate३,४७८

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

Corner mate१०,७९४

Confine the king to the corner using a rook or queen and a knight to engage the checkmate.

Double bishop mate३,४१६

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

Dovetail mate३,८१३

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

Hook mate९,९८३

Checkmate with a rook, knight, and pawn along with one enemy pawn to limit the enemy king's escape.

Kill box mate५,५२०

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 mate६७,६५०

The rook delivers checkmate, while the bishop helps to confine it.

Morphy's mate७,१३५

Use the bishop to check the king, while your rook helps to confine it.

Opera mate६३,९४२

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

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.

Vukovic 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 mate२२,६००

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

Castling२,५८४

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

En passant८,४४३

A tactic involving the en passant rule, where a pawn can capture an opponent pawn that has bypassed it using its initial two-square move.

Promotion१४१,२८२

Promote one of your pawn to a queen or minor piece.

Underpromotion१,११५

Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.

Goals

Equality४३,०२७

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

लाभ१,८०२,०९३

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

Crushing२,३२४,६३०

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

Checkmate१,८२१,८२१

Win the game with style.

Lengths

One-move puzzle८८१,६३३

A puzzle that is only one move long.

Short puzzle३,०९२,७७८

Two moves to win.

Long puzzle१,५३२,५०२

Three moves to win.

Very long puzzle४८४,६५८

Four moves or more to win.

Origin

Master games८००,४०१

Puzzles from games played by titled players.

Master vs Master games७५,५६८

Puzzles from games between two titled players.

Super GM games३,१७३

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

Player games

Lookup puzzles generated from your games, or from another player's games.

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