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 1987
advancedPawncrushingdiscoveredAttack
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crushingdiscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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crushingdiscoveredAttackfork
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advantagediscoveredAttackopening
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crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckendgame
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advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckfork
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crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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advancedPawncrushingdiscoveredAttack
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crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckendgame
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Rating 2008
crushingdiscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Rating 2008
advancedPawncrushingdiscoveredAttack
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