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
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attractioncrushingendgame
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advantageattractionfork
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anastasiaMateattractionkingsideAttack
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attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1277
anastasiaMateattractionendgame
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attractionlongmate
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advantageattractionendgame
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Rating 1281
advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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attractionmatemateIn4
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Rating 1282
advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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attractionforklong
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advantageattractionfork
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Rating 1284
advantageattractiondeflection
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Rating 1287
attractionendgamemate
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Rating 1287
advantageattractiondeflection
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attractioncrushingmiddlegame
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Rating 1288
attractionkingsideAttacklong
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Rating 1289
attractioncrushingendgame
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Rating 1294
attractionendgamemate
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Rating 1294
attractioncrushingendgame
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Rating 1294
attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1295
attractioncrushinglong
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Rating 1295
attractioncrushingmiddlegame
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Rating 1295
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