1653 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a hanging piece?
A hanging piece is simply an enemy unit left undefended or under-defended. The tactic is direct: attack it faster than it can be saved, or capture it outright.
How to spot it
Every move, scan all enemy pieces and count their defenders. Puzzle positions hide the loose piece behind a distracting threat or an inviting but inferior alternative.
What this set trains
This set trains the discipline of the loose-piece scan — the cheapest rating points available to any improving player.
Foundation: 500Developing: 315Challenging: 317Advanced: 521
foundation
Rating 836
hangingPiecematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 838
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 838
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 838
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 839
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 841
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 844
advancedPawncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 844
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 848
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 848
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 848
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 850
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 853
crushinghangingPieceopening
foundation
Rating 856
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 857
endgamehangingPiecemaster
foundation
Rating 858
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 858
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 858
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 859
advantageforkhangingPiece
foundation
Rating 859
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 861
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 863
backRankMatehangingPiecelong
foundation
Rating 868
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 869
hangingPiecematemateIn1
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