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 1422
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1423
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1424
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmaster
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Rating 1424
crushinghangingPiecemaster
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Rating 1426
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1427
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1428
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1430
crushinghangingPiecelong
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Rating 1432
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Rating 1433
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1439
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1439
crushinghangingPieceopening
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Rating 1441
advantageforkhangingPiece
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Rating 1448
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1448
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Rating 1449
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Rating 1450
crushinghangingPiecemaster
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Rating 1451
endgamehangingPiecemate
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Rating 1451
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1453
hangingPiecemastermate
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Rating 1456
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1456
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1457
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1458
advantagehangingPiecelong
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