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 1177
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1177
advancedPawncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1177
advantagehangingPiecekingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 1178
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1182
bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1182
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1183
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1184
advancedPawnadvantageattraction
foundation
Rating 1189
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1189
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1189
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1190
crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
foundation
Rating 1192
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1194
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1195
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1195
crushinghangingPiecemaster
foundation
Rating 1198
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 1199
advantageendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1199
crushingendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1199
crushinghangingPiecelong
developing
Rating 1201
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
developing
Rating 1201
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
developing
Rating 1203
endgamehangingPiecemate
developing
Rating 1205
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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