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Printable Sacrifice Puzzles
Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.
Printable worksheet
12 sacrifice puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A sacrifice gives up material for a concrete return: mate, decisive material regain or an unstoppable attack. In puzzle form the compensation is always forced and verifiable.
Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.
Sacrifice — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- #1 (puzzle 0AzjW): Qe1+ → Rxe1 → Rxe1#
- #2 (puzzle 01f0q): Nf6+ → gxf6 → Qh7#
- #3 (puzzle 08QHv): Rxh2+ → Rxh2 → Rxh2+ → Kxh2 → Nf3+ → Kg2 → Nxd2
- #4 (puzzle 0KPDj): Rxc1+ → Kxc1 → Rd1#
- #5 (puzzle 0HhE2): Rxg7+ → Qxg7 → Qxd5+ → Qf7 → Qxa8+
- #6 (puzzle 0WQR3): Rxd7 → Kxd7 → Rd1+
- #7 (puzzle 0aclc): b4 → Qxb5 → Nc7+ → Ke7 → Nxb5
- #8 (puzzle 07Dpg): Bxf7+ → Kxf7 → Ng5+ → Kg8 → f7+ → Kg7 → Ne6+ → Kf6 → Nxd8
- #9 (puzzle 07FUV): cxd5 → Rxf4 → Ba6+ → Kd8 → Bxc7+
- #10 (puzzle 19CL4): Kb7 → Qb3 → Nc4 → Rxe8 → Nd2+ → Ka2 → Nxb3
- #11 (puzzle 0Xr5f): f3+ → gxf3 → e3 → Kf1 → Kc3 → f4 → g2+ → Kxg2 → e2
- #12 (puzzle 1GqkO): exf4 → gxf4 → e3 → cxb5+ → Kd7 → fxe3 → g4 → f5 → g3 → b6 → g2
Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).