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 1294
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1295
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1296
crushinghangingPiecelong
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Rating 1297
hangingPiecematemateIn2
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Rating 1297
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1297
attractioncrushinghangingPiece
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Rating 1303
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1303
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1303
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1304
bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Rating 1305
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Rating 1306
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1306
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Rating 1307
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1309
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1309
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1309
endgamehangingPiecemate
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Rating 1310
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1310
equalityhangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1311
endgamehangingPiecekillBoxMate
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Rating 1315
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1317
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1318
endgameequalityhangingPiece
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Rating 1321
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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