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Printable Exposed king Puzzles
Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.
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 come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.
Exposed king — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- #1 (puzzle 06X4V): f7+ → Ke7 → f6+ → Ke6 → Kxf8
- #2 (puzzle 08Vip): Nxf7+ → Rxf7 → Re8+ → Rf8 → Rxf8#
- #3 (puzzle 0D5yL): exd4+ → Kxd4 → Nb3+ → Ke3 → Nxc1
- #4 (puzzle 09ezP): Qxc7+ → Ke8 → Qc8+ → Kf7 → axb4
- #5 (puzzle 08PuP): c7 → Qa6 → Qb8+ → Kf7 → c8=Q → Qxc8 → Qxc8
- #6 (puzzle 0JHTz): Rh1+ → Kb2 → Nc4+ → Kb3 → Nxb6
- #7 (puzzle 0IKMV): Rh1+ → Kf2 → Rh2+ → Kf1 → Ng3+ → Kg1 → Rg2#
- #8 (puzzle 0AeMS): Qh2+ → Kg4 → h5+ → Kg5 → Bf6+
- #9 (puzzle 0MBJE): Kxc6 → a7 → Rf4+ → Kg2 → Rf8
- #10 (puzzle 1fzdT): Ng5+ → Kg8 → Ne4+ → Bg6 → Nf6+
- #11 (puzzle 1EOEr): Rg1 → Rh1 → a7 → Rxg1 → a8=Q → Rf1 → Qa2+ → Ke7 → Qxg2
- #12 (puzzle 12xp5): Neg6 → Be2 → Nf5+ → Qxf5 → Qxf5
Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).