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
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Rating 1206
deflectionendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1206
hangingPiecematemateIn1
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Rating 1207
endgamehangingPiecemate
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Rating 1207
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1208
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1208
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1208
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1209
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1210
advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Rating 1210
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1212
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1213
advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1215
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1215
hangingPiecematemateIn1
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Rating 1217
endgamehangingPiecemate
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Rating 1222
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1225
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmaster
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Rating 1228
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1229
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1230
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1233
advantageendgamefork
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Rating 1234
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1235
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1237
hangingPiecematemateIn2
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