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Printable Clearance Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 clearance puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A clearance move vacates a square or line that one of your own pieces needs, often with tempo. The clearing piece may even sacrifice itself so the follow-up lands.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Clearance — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 04YLh: e6d5 → f3d5 → c6d5 → f1f8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0RX8y: c4e5 → e4f6 → g7f6 → c2h7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0PEFU: b7a7 → b8a8 → a7b7 → f8b8 → b7b8 → a8b8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0RKkO: h3f2 → e8e1 → d1e1 → h8e8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0U5mx: g1h1 → h4e4 → f2f3 → e4f3 → f1f3 → e8e1 → f3f1 → e1f1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0MtUl: g5e6 → d8d1 → f1d1 → f8c8 → e6f4 → c8c1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06cPX: f6d6 → e3f2 → b1d3 → e7e1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 03IAN: a5c4 → g1h2 → d4g4 → e1h1 → g4h5 → h2g1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0e36m: f6e5 → d3f5 → c8c6 → d1d7 → e8e7 → d7a7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1HGaI: h2f3 → g8g2 → g1g2 → d8g8 → g2h1 → a8f8 → e3d4 → e4f3 → e2f3 → f8f3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0rxUN: b5b4 → c2c3 → b4b3 → d6b6 → a7b6 → d7d5 → b3a4 → d5a2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1Vw9v: e1d1 → c8g4 → f1e2 → a8d8 → h7g8 → e8e7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0