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 1111
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1112
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1119
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 1121
crushingendgameexposedKing
foundation
Rating 1122
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1123
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1124
advantagehangingPiecemaster
foundation
Rating 1125
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1126
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1129
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1129
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 1134
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1134
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1135
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
foundation
Rating 1136
advancedPawncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1138
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1139
hangingPiecematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1140
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 1140
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1141
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1141
crushingendgameexposedKing
foundation
Rating 1143
advantagehangingPiecemaster
foundation
Rating 1146
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1146
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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