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Healthy mix६,४९७,१२७

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

Phases

Opening३२५,२५१

A tactic during the first phase of the game.

Middlegame२,९५८,१०३

A tactic during the second phase of the game.

Endgame३,२१३,७७३

A tactic during the last phase of the game.

Rook endgame३४१,३०२

An endgame with only rooks and pawns.

Bishop endgame८६,५१५

An endgame with only bishops and pawns.

Pawn endgame२३१,७४०

An endgame with only pawns.

Knight endgame५२,५५४

An endgame with only knights and pawns.

Queen endgame७४,१०९

An endgame with only queens and pawns.

Queen and Rook४७,९२३

An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.

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Motifs

अगाडि बढेको पिउसो ।३९४,६६९

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

f2 वा f7 मा आक्रमण गर्ने ।४७,०२५

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

Capture the defender४३,७५९

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

Discovered attack३३३,६६७

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 check३३,७७०

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 king१९२,५४९

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

Fork८४९,२२५

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

Hanging piece२५५,९५९

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

Kingside attack५५७,६६०

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

Pin३९१,४१९

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

Queenside attack९६,४४९

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

Sacrifice४७७,४३४

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

Skewer१४५,१६४

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 piece७४,६०५

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

उन्नत

आकर्षण२३०,९८६

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

Clearance८३,७०१

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

Collinear move७,८६६

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 move३८६,३४१

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

Deflection२७९,११३

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

Interference२३,७९५

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.

Intermezzo७९,९८१

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 move२६५,१०९

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 attack२२,८०१

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

Zugzwang६५,६७९

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

Mates

Checkmate२,००६,४३६

Win the game with style.

Mate in 1९२८,२२३

Deliver checkmate in one move.

Mate in 2८३७,६७४

Deliver checkmate in two moves.

Mate in 3२०४,०६४

Deliver checkmate in three moves.

Mate in 4३०,०१५

Deliver checkmate in four moves.

Mate in 5 or more६,४६२

Figure out a long mating sequence.

Mate themes

अनास्तासियाको मेट ७,६९१

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

अरबी मेट७,७१५

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

Back rank mate२१२,८६६

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 mate३,८४२

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 mate३,८१३

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

Dovetail mate४,१७२

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

Epaulette mate२२,६४६

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

Hook mate११,०४१

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 mate२५,०७५

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

Castling२,६८६

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

अँ पशं९,०३७

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.

Promotion१५३,६६४

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

Underpromotion१,१८९

Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.

Goals

Equality४३,०३०

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

लाभ१,९१०,२०९

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

Crushing२,४८३,३०३

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

Checkmate२,००६,४३६

Win the game with style.

Lengths

One-move puzzle९७५,४८१

A puzzle that is only one move long.

Short puzzle३,२९०,५९५

Two moves to win.

Long puzzle१,६५६,२८४

Three moves to win.

Very long puzzle५२०,६१८

Four moves or more to win.

Origin

Master games८५०,२६९

Puzzles from games played by titled players.

Master vs Master games७७,८६३

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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