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 878
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 881
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 881
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 884
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 885
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 885
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 889
endgameforkhangingPiece
foundation
Rating 889
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 889
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 891
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 895
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 896
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 896
advancedPawncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 898
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 899
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 900
advantagehangingPiecelong
foundation
Rating 902
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmaster
foundation
Rating 902
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 903
advantagehangingPieceopening
foundation
Rating 903
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 905
forkhangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 905
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 906
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 906
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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