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Printable Middlegame tactics Puzzles

Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.

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12 middlegame tactics puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key

The core of practical chess: full boards where combinations grow out of piece activity, weak squares and king exposure.

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Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.

Middlegame tactics — chess puzzle worksheet Name: ______________   Date: ______________
♜♝♛♚♜
♟♟♟♟♟
♟♟
♞♙♘
♗♕
♙♙♙♙♙♙
♖♔
#1 · white to move · rating 600
♜♞♛♜♚
♟
♟♟♟♙
♟♟♙
♞♙
♘♕♙
♙♙♙♗♔
♖
#2 · white to move · rating 829
♜♚♝♜
♟♟♟
♟♟♟♝
♘♕
♞♛
♘♙♙
♙♙♙♙
♖♖♔
#3 · white to move · rating 1051
♜♚
♟♟♟♟♟
♝
♕
♙♗♛
♙♙♖♙♙
♔♖
#4 · black to move · rating 1263
♜♚♜
♟♞♟♟♟
♟♝
♛♙
♙♙♗♞♘
♙♙♙
♖♕♖♔
#5 · white to move · rating 1462
♜♚♜
♟
♞♙♛
♕
♙♙♟
♖♘♟
♟
♖♔
#6 · white to move · rating 1642
♚♜♜
♟♟♟
♙♟♖
♙♟♙♕
♙♗♝
♔♙♛
♖
#7 · white to move · rating 1824
♜♜
♞♚♝♟
♟♛♘♟
♟♕♙
♞
♙♙♙♙
♖♔
#8 · white to move · rating 2007
♜♜♚
♟♟♟♟
♟♛
♕♞
♙
♗♟
♙♔
♖♖
#9 · white to move · rating 2194
♜♜
♟♖♕♟♟
♚
♟♙
♟
♝♙♘
♛♙♔♙♙
♖
#10 · white to move · rating 2382
♜♚
♟♟
♙♟♕♞
♟♘
♜
♙♙♟♙♛
♙♙♙
♖♖♔
#11 · black to move · rating 2583
♜♖♚
♟♝♗♟
♟♟
♟♟♟♞
♙♙♛
♙♙♙
♕♖♔
#12 · black to move · rating 2799

Answer key

  1. #1 (puzzle 0KddA): Qxd8#
  2. #2 (puzzle 0CqWs): Qxg6+ → Kh8 → Qg7#
  3. #3 (puzzle 0HC6X): Nxg6 → hxg6 → Qxh8
  4. #4 (puzzle 0Modw): Rxd3 → Kc2 → Rxd2+ → Rxd2 → Qxd2+
  5. #5 (puzzle 04tBk): Bb5+ → Qd7 → Bxd7+
  6. #6 (puzzle 07XmZ): Rd1+ → Kc8 → Qf5+
  7. #7 (puzzle 0K5He): Rg5+ → Kb8 → Rxg8
  8. #8 (puzzle 0eik1): Nd8+ → Ke8 → Nxc6
  9. #9 (puzzle 0UNvC): Bxf7+ → Kh8 → Rh1 → Rd2+ → Kg1
  10. #10 (puzzle 0hM3j): Qd7+ → Kc5 → Qb5+ → Kd6 → Rd7#
  11. #11 (puzzle 0sK9f): R4g6 → Qxe5 → Re8 → Qd4 → Qxf5
  12. #12 (puzzle 2Drqh): Rxd8 → Qxd8+ → Kg7 → Bxg6 → Qe4

Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).