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 1482
crushinghangingPiecekingsideAttack
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Rating 1482
hangingPiecematemateIn2
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Rating 1485
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1487
advantagehangingPiecekingsideAttack
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Rating 1487
advantageendgamefork
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Rating 1488
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1490
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1493
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1493
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1496
advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Rating 1496
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1498
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1501
advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1504
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1505
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1507
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1509
crushinghangingPiecelong
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Rating 1510
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 1512
endgamehangingPiecekingsideAttack
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Rating 1516
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1519
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1521
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1522
advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Rating 1523
advantageendgameexposedKing
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