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 1748
clearancecrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1750
advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1750
crushingdiscoveredAttackmaster
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Rating 1751
advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1753
advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1753
advantagedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1756
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Rating 1757
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Rating 1758
crushingdiscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Rating 1758
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Rating 1759
advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Rating 1759
advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Rating 1760
crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Rating 1761
advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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Rating 1761
advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1761
crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1763
discoveredAttacklongmate
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Rating 1764
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1765
advantagecastlingdiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1768
advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1769
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1769
crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1771
crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1772
advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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