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What is a clearance?
A clearance move vacates a square or line that one of your own pieces needs, often with tempo. The clearing piece may even sacrifice itself so the follow-up lands.
How to spot it
When a winning idea fails only because your own piece is in the way, look for the most forcing way to move it — ideally a move that also checks or captures.
What this set trains
Clearance sets teach coordination: seeing not just where pieces attack, but how they can make room for each other.
Foundation: 61Developing: 110Challenging: 169Advanced: 552
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Rating 1983
advantageattractionclearance
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Rating 1987
advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Rating 1998
advantageclearanceendgame
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Rating 1998
advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Rating 2000
advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Rating 2001
attractionclearancecrushing
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Rating 2001
advantageclearancelong
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Rating 2002
advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Rating 2003
advantageclearancelong
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Rating 2003
clearancecrushingdeflection
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Rating 2006
advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Rating 2009
clearancecrushingendgame
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Rating 2011
advancedPawnclearancefork
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Rating 2013
advantageclearancefork
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Rating 2013
advantageclearanceendgame
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Rating 2019
advancedPawnadvantageclearance
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Rating 2019
clearancecrushingdefensiveMove
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Rating 2019
advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Rating 2023
advantageclearancelong
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Rating 2024
advantageclearancelong
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Rating 2028
clearancecrushingendgame
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Rating 2028
clearancecrushingmiddlegame
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Rating 2031
clearancecrushingendgame
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Rating 2032
clearancecrushingendgame
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