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Printable Attraction Puzzles
Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.
Printable worksheet
12 attraction puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
Attraction sacrifices force an enemy piece — usually the king — onto a square where it becomes vulnerable to the follow-up: a fork, a discovered attack or a mating net.
Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.
Attraction — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- #1 (puzzle 0hQeY): Rxe8+ → Kxe8 → Rd8#
- #2 (puzzle 0H4l4): Rxh7+ → Kxh7 → Qh5#
- #3 (puzzle 05hh9): Qxd4 → Qxd4 → Nc2+ → Ke2 → Nxd4+
- #4 (puzzle 0K5pu): Qxe4 → Qxe4 → Ng5+ → Kh6 → Nxe4
- #5 (puzzle 0MjdR): Rh1+ → Kxh1 → Qh4+ → Kg1 → Qh2#
- #6 (puzzle 0Iu4m): Qxa2+ → Kxa2 → Ra5#
- #7 (puzzle 03j1D): Rxf2 → Kxf2 → Rd2+ → Qxd2 → Qxd2+
- #8 (puzzle 0i35K): Nxf6+ → Bxf6 → Bxh7+ → Kxh7 → Qh5+
- #9 (puzzle 0UBXu): Re7+ → Kxe7 → Nd5+ → Ke6 → Nxb6
- #10 (puzzle 0lIdV): Qg4 → Rf7 → Rxf7 → Kxf7 → Rd7+
- #11 (puzzle 0JH8O): Bh3+ → Kxh3 → Qd7+ → Kg2 → Qg4+
- #12 (puzzle 0ey8Y): Rxc7+ → Ke6 → Bc4+ → Bd5 → Bxd5+ → Kxd5 → Qb7+ → Ke5 → Re1+ → Kf6 → g4 → Re8 → Rce7
Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).