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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crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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advantageendgamehangingPiece
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crushinghangingPieceopening
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Rating 1551
crushingdiscoveredAttackhangingPiece
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Rating 1552
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1552
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1553
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1553
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1554
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1556
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1558
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1559
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1560
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1562
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1564
advantagebishopEndgameendgame
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Rating 1564
advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Rating 1566
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1566
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1567
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1567
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1570
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1571
hangingPiecemastermate
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Rating 1574
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