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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advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Rating 2362
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Rating 2364
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Rating 2364
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Rating 2366
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Rating 2374
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Rating 2376
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Rating 2378
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Rating 2382
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Rating 2383
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Rating 2383
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