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 1652
advantagediscoveredAttackhangingPiece
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Rating 1652
crushingdefensiveMovefork
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Rating 1653
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1656
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1656
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Rating 1657
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1658
hangingPiecematemateIn1
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Rating 1658
advantageforkhangingPiece
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Rating 1659
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1659
advantagehangingPieceopening
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Rating 1662
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1663
crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Rating 1663
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Rating 1663
crushingforkhangingPiece
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Rating 1666
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Rating 1671
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1672
crushingendgamehangingPiece
challenging
Rating 1672
advantagehangingPiecekingsideAttack
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Rating 1672
advantagehangingPiecelong
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Rating 1673
advantagehangingPieceintermezzo
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Rating 1674
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1676
crushinghangingPiecelong
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Rating 1677
crushingforkhangingPiece
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Rating 1677
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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