2532 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a discovered attack?
A discovered attack happens when moving one piece unmasks an attack from another piece standing behind it. The moving piece is free to create a second threat, so the defender faces two problems from a single move.
How to spot it
Find your own batteries first: any pawn or piece standing on a line between your long-range piece and an enemy target can trigger a discovery. The stronger the moving piece’s own threat, the deadlier the combination.
What this set trains
These puzzles train double-threat thinking — evaluating what a move does and what it reveals at the same time.
Foundation: 576Developing: 614Challenging: 503Advanced: 839
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Rating 1606
crushingdeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1607
advantagediscoveredAttackopening
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Rating 1608
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1608
crushingdiscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Rating 1609
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1609
crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Rating 1611
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1612
discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckkingsideAttack
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Rating 1612
advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1613
advantagediscoveredAttackmaster
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Rating 1613
advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1613
crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1615
crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1617
advantageattractiondiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1617
advantagecapturingDefenderdiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1618
advantageattractiondiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1618
advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1619
crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Rating 1620
discoveredAttackendgamemate
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Rating 1620
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1621
crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Rating 1621
crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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