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Master tac clearing expert chess tactics Set 5. Ideal for students.

Clearance puzzles from real games · Advanced level

Three positions taken from rated games, each shown from the side to move. Solve them before reading the answers below; each answer lists the whole line, the opponent’s replies included.

Puzzle 1: White to move, rating 2232   Puzzle 2: Black to move, rating 2587   Puzzle 3: Black to move, rating 2763

  1. Puzzle 1: White to move · rating 2232
  2. Puzzle 2: Black to move · rating 2587
  3. Puzzle 3: Black to move · rating 2763

Answers

  1. Puzzle 1: f6 g5 Rf5
  2. Puzzle 2: Nhf5 Qxa7 Nc6 Qa8+ Nb8 Bf3 Bc6 Bxc6 Qxc6 e4 Nxh4
  3. Puzzle 3: Re6 Bf4 e3 fxe3 Ne4 Qh5 Rg6+ Qxg6 fxg6

Across 2,000 clearance puzzles at this level, 45.9% take 3 moves to solve, and the key move is most often made by a rook (24.5%).

How to use this chess puzzle set

Best for tactical warmups, logic enrichment, chess clubs, and printable problem-solving packets.

  • Print the puzzle, solve without hints first, then use solution support to review the reasoning.
  • Move from riddles and wordplay into checkmate, tactics, endgames, knight tours, logic, and mixed puzzle sets.
  • Use the previous and next set links to stay inside the same page family before jumping to broader hubs.

Answer key policy

Answer support is available for review after a real attempt; printable answer-key behavior depends on the activity type.

Same-family next steps

Use the previous and next set links to stay inside the same page family before jumping to broader hubs.

Measurement events

This page should measure landed, started, used hint, checked answer, completed, printed/downloaded, shared, and clicked next events when the matching controls exist.