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Printable Exposed king Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 exposed king puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
An exposed king has lost its pawn shelter or stands in the open. The winning method brings fresh attackers with tempo until the defenses run out of pieces or squares.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Exposed king — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 06X4V: d8e8 → f6f7 → e8e7 → f5f6 → e7e6 → g7f8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 08Vip: g8h8 → e5f7 → f8f7 → e1e8 → f7f8 → e8f8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0D5yL: e3d4 → e5d4 → c3d4 → c5b3 → d4e3 → b3c1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09ezP: c6b4 → c2c7 → d7e8 → c7c8 → e8f7 → a3b4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 08PuP: e5d5 → c6c7 → f1a6 → b4b8 → g8f7 → c7c8q → a6c8 → b8c8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0JHTz: a6a7 → h2h1 → c1b2 → e3c4 → b2b3 → c4b6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0IKMV: b4b5 → h3h1 → g1f2 → h1h2 → f2f1 → f5g3 → f1g1 → h2g2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0AeMS: g3h3 → b2h2 → h3g4 → h6h5 → g4g5 → e5f6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0MBJE: a5a6 → b7c6 → a6a7 → g4f4 → f1g2 → f4f8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1fzdT: g7h7 → h3g5 → h7g8 → g5e4 → h5g6 → e4f6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1EOEr: g3g2 → d1g1 → h2h1 → a6a7 → h1g1 → a7a8q → g1f1 → a8a2 → f7e7 → a2g2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 12xp5: g2g3 → e5g6 → f1e2 → h4f5 → f4f5 → h5f5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0