Puzzle Themes
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Phases
Opening95 743
A tactic during the first phase of the game.
Middlegame902 361
A tactic during the second phase of the game.
Ендшпил1 001 880
A tactic during the last phase of the game.
Пашне ендшпилӗ108 199
An endgame with only rooks and pawns.
Пил ендшпилӗ27 631
An endgame with only bishops and pawns.
Салтак ендшпилӗ74 094
An endgame with only pawns.
Лаша ендшпилӗ16 674
An endgame with only knights and pawns.
Ҫарпуҫ ендшпилӗ23 263
An endgame with only queens and pawns.
Ҫарпуҫӗпе пашне15 000
An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.By openingsТата »
Motifs
Advanced pawn124 884
One of your pawns is deep into the opponent position, maybe threatening to promote.
Attacking f2 or f714 880
An attack focusing on the f2 or f7 pawn, such as in the fried liver opening.
Capture the defender13 235
Removing a piece that is critical to defence of another piece, allowing the now undefended piece to be captured on a following move.
Discovered attack101 509
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 check10 656
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 king60 109
A tactic involving a king with few defenders around it, often leading to checkmate.
Кармак257 129
A move where the moved piece attacks two opponent pieces at once.
Hanging piece73 020
A tactic involving an opponent piece being undefended or insufficiently defended and free to capture.
Kingside attack175 452
An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the king side.
Ҫирӗплет120 626
A tactic involving pins, where a piece is unable to move without revealing an attack on a higher value piece.
Queenside attack30 543
An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the queen side.
Sacrifice151 799
A tactic involving giving up material in the short-term, to gain an advantage again after a forced sequence of moves.
Skewer44 249
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 piece22 268
A piece is unable to escape capture as it has limited moves.Advanced
Attraction73 044
An exchange or sacrifice encouraging or forcing an opponent piece to a square that allows a follow-up tactic.
Clearance26 698
A move, often with tempo, that clears a square, file or diagonal for a follow-up tactical idea.
Collinear move2 581
Two opposing pieces face each other, and one slides along the line of attack without capturing the enemy piece.
Discovered check36 111
Move a piece to reveal a check from a hidden attacking piece, which often leads to a decisive advantage.
Defensive move121 249
A precise move or sequence of moves that is needed to avoid losing material or another advantage.
Deflection86 952
A move that distracts an opposing piece from another duty that it performs, such as guarding a key square. Sometimes also called "overloading".
Interference7 299
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.
Intermezzo23 961
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 move84 076
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 attack7 125
A piece attacks or defends a square, through an enemy piece.
Zugzwang21 015
The opponent is limited in the moves they can make, and all moves worsen their position.Mates
Шах та мат637 730
Win the game with style.Mate in 1295 126
Deliver checkmate in one move.Mate in 2266 196
Deliver checkmate in two moves.Mate in 364 878
Deliver checkmate in three moves.Mate in 49 507
Deliver checkmate in four moves.Mate in 5 or more2 024
Figure out a long mating sequence.Mate themes
Anastasia's mate2 569
A knight and rook or queen team up to trap the opposing king between the side of the board and a friendly piece.
Арабла мат2 433
A knight and a rook team up to trap the opposing king on a corner of the board.
Back rank mate68 275
Checkmate the king on the home rank, when it is trapped there by its own pieces.
Balestra mate464
A bishop delivers the checkmate, while a queen blocks the remaining escape squares
Blind Swine mate2 091
Two rooks team up to mate the king in an area of 2 by 2 squares.
Боден мачӗ1 203
Two attacking bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.
Corner mate3 528
Confine the king to the corner using a rook or queen and a knight to engage the checkmate.
Double bishop mate1 294
Two attacking bishops on adjacent diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.
Dovetail mate1 269
A queen delivers mate to an adjacent king, whose only two escape squares are obstructed by friendly pieces.
Epaulette mate7 426
Two adjacent escape squares for a checked king are occupied by other pieces.
Hook mate3 493
Checkmate with a rook, knight, and pawn along with one enemy pawn to limit the enemy king's escape.
Kill box mate1 798
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 mate22 300
The rook delivers checkmate, while the bishop helps to confine it.
Morphy's mate2 428
Use the bishop to check the king, while your rook helps to confine it.
Opera mate21 204
Check the king with a rook and use a bishop to defend the rook.
Swallow's tail mate2 805
A checkmate pattern that visually resembles the appearance of a swallow’s tail, similar to a V shape.
Triangle mate2 541
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 mate775
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 mate7 908
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
Рокировка809
Bring the king to safety, and deploy the rook for attack.
En passant rights2 815
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.
Promotion48 287
Promote one of your pawn to a queen or minor piece.
Underpromotion362
Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.Goals
Equality4 310
Come back from a losing position, and secure a draw or a balanced position. (eval ≤ 200cp)
Advantage579 030
Seize your chance to get a decisive advantage. (200cp ≤ eval ≤ 600cp)
Crushing769 433
Spot the opponent blunder to obtain a crushing advantage. (eval ≥ 600cp)Шах та мат637 730
Win the game with style.Lengths
One-move puzzle295 937
A puzzle that is only one move long.
Short puzzle1 010 572
Two moves to win.
Long puzzle520 359
Three moves to win.
Very long puzzle163 637
Four moves or more to win.Origin
Master games273 700
Puzzles from games played by titled players.
Master vs Master games25 328
Puzzles from games between two titled players.
Super GM games1 073
Puzzles from games played by the best players in the world.
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