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
challenging
Rating 1846
advantagehangingPiecelong
challenging
Rating 1847
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1849
advantageforkhangingPiece
challenging
Rating 1851
bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
challenging
Rating 1854
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1857
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
challenging
Rating 1858
advantagehangingPiecelong
challenging
Rating 1861
hangingPiecematemateIn1
challenging
Rating 1864
crushingendgamehangingPiece
challenging
Rating 1866
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1867
advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
challenging
Rating 1868
crushingforkhangingPiece
challenging
Rating 1869
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1870
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1870
crushinghangingPiecelong
challenging
Rating 1872
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
challenging
Rating 1872
advantagehangingPiecelong
challenging
Rating 1874
advantagehangingPieceopening
challenging
Rating 1878
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
challenging
Rating 1879
advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
challenging
Rating 1883
advantagehangingPiecekingsideAttack
challenging
Rating 1885
advancedPawncrushingendgame
challenging
Rating 1886
crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
challenging
Rating 1887
advantageendgamehangingPiece
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