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 1574
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1575
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1576
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1577
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1578
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1578
hangingPiecematemateIn1
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Rating 1579
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1580
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Rating 1581
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1584
advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1585
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1587
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1587
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1589
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1591
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1591
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1591
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Rating 1592
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1593
crushinghangingPieceopening
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Rating 1594
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1595
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1597
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1599
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1601
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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