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 1048
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1049
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1061
advantagehangingPiecelong
foundation
Rating 1065
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1069
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1071
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1071
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1074
advantageforkhangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1077
advancedPawncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1080
crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
foundation
Rating 1081
advantagehangingPiecelong
foundation
Rating 1083
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1087
forkhangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 1090
backRankMatedeflectionhangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1095
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1096
advantagehangingPiecemaster
foundation
Rating 1098
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1099
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1101
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1103
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1104
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1105
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1108
crushingforkhangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1111
endgamehangingPiecemate
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