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 1459
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1461
crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Rating 1462
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1462
advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1462
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1463
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1463
crushinghangingPiecelong
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Rating 1465
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1465
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1468
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1470
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1470
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1471
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1472
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1475
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1476
bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Rating 1477
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1478
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Rating 1478
endgamehangingPiecekingsideAttack
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Rating 1479
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1479
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1479
advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Rating 1481
advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Rating 1481
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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