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 949
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 951
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 952
arabianMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 952
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 952
crushinghangingPiecemaster
foundation
Rating 952
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 952
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 955
advancedPawncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 955
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 955
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 959
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 959
advantagehangingPiecelong
foundation
Rating 960
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 961
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 962
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 963
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 967
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 968
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 969
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 969
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 970
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 971
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 971
crushinghangingPieceopening
foundation
Rating 972
endgamehangingPiecemate
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