Real positions. Quiet practice.
Printable Pin Puzzles
Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.
Printable worksheet
12 pin puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A pin freezes an enemy piece on a line because moving it would expose a more valuable piece behind it. An absolute pin, against the king, makes moving the pinned piece illegal; a relative pin merely makes it losing.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Pin — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 02J2r: f8f7 → d1d8 → c6e8 → d8e8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06SSm: d5d4 → e7c5 → d4e3 → c5e3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0QwJ0: d5c6 → e1e7 → d7e7 → a4c6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0FbaF: e5e4 → f4e4 → b7e4 → f1e1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 051tR: d7c7 → b5e8 → g7f8 → e8f8 → g8f8 → g5e6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0V9en: f8e8 → g4e4 → f7f6 → f2f4 → e8d7 → f4e5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0E4G0: d6f6 → c1f1 → f2f1 → g5g2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0ZjGH: g8h7 → f4f5 → d6g6 → a8a6 → c7c6 → a6c6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Zgzc: c2a2 → d7d8 → a2a8 → e7f8 → g7f8 → d8a8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1OJlD: f1f6 → e6f6 → e2e3 → f6f4 → e3d2 → f4d2 → d1d2 → d6f4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 29bsw: f4c7 → f7g8 → e3g5 → e4g2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0reRt: e8e7 → c6b7 → e7f6 → h3h6 → f6g7 → h6e6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0