1890 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a attraction?
Attraction sacrifices force an enemy piece — usually the king — onto a square where it becomes vulnerable to the follow-up: a fork, a discovered attack or a mating net.
How to spot it
Count the tactical blows that would work if the enemy king or queen stood one square closer. If a check or capture can drag it there, the sacrifice usually pays for itself immediately.
What this set trains
These puzzles develop the courage and calculation to give up material for one forced, concrete payoff — the heart of combinational play.
Foundation: 114Developing: 483Challenging: 481Advanced: 812
challenging
Rating 1666
attractionendgamemate
challenging
Rating 1668
attractioncrushinglong
challenging
Rating 1669
advantageattractiondiscoveredAttack
challenging
Rating 1669
advantageattractionfork
challenging
Rating 1669
attractiondiscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
challenging
Rating 1671
attractioncrushingdeflection
challenging
Rating 1671
attractiondeflectionmate
challenging
Rating 1673
advantageattractionfork
challenging
Rating 1673
attackingF2F7attractioncrushing
challenging
Rating 1673
attractioncrushingexposedKing
challenging
Rating 1673
attractionkingsideAttackmate
challenging
Rating 1675
attractioncrushingendgame
challenging
Rating 1675
advantageattractiondiscoveredAttack
challenging
Rating 1676
advantageattractionendgame
challenging
Rating 1677
advantageattractiondeflection
challenging
Rating 1679
attractioncrushingendgame
challenging
Rating 1680
attractioncrushingfork
challenging
Rating 1681
advantageattractioncapturingDefender
challenging
Rating 1683
advantageattractionendgame
challenging
Rating 1685
advantageattackingF2F7attraction
challenging
Rating 1686
advantageattractionclearance
challenging
Rating 1686
attractioncrushingdeflection
challenging
Rating 1687
advantageattractioninterference
challenging
Rating 1687
attractionlongmate
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