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Clearance Chess 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.

892 real-game puzzles in this collection

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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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

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Puzzle 1gIUk

Rating 2551 advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Puzzle 1KDjl

Rating 2551 clearancecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0Smta

Rating 2553 advantageclearanceendgame
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Puzzle 1SFhn

Rating 2553 attractionclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 0Tjhd

Rating 2554 clearancecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 15iZb

Rating 2556 clearancecrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 1TEQf

Rating 2561 clearancecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 1XvNu

Rating 2564 clearancecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 02cCF

Rating 2566 advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 13nt3

Rating 2566 advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 1QRKc

Rating 2566 advantageclearancedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 1TJNl

Rating 2567 advantageclearanceintermezzo
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Puzzle 0I1ow

Rating 2573 clearancecrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 05xK8

Rating 2574 clearancecrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 05XN1

Rating 2574 clearancecrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0QESy

Rating 2577 clearancecrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Bn5t

Rating 2580 advantageclearancediscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 1QNfH

Rating 2580 clearancecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 1VccP

Rating 2580 clearancecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 1MTrr

Rating 2583 advantageclearanceendgame
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