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.

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Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.