3322 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a pin?
A pin freezes an enemy piece on a line because moving it would expose a more valuable piece behind it. An absolute pin, against the king, makes moving the pinned piece illegal; a relative pin merely makes it losing.
How to spot it
Trace every bishop, rook and queen line through enemy pieces toward the king or queen. When two enemy units share a line with your long-range piece, a pin is on the board or one move away.
What this set trains
Pin puzzles teach you to pile pressure on an immobilized target and to notice when a defender that looks solid is actually frozen.
Foundation: 347Developing: 701Challenging: 745Advanced: 1529
foundation
Rating 1103
advantagemiddlegamepin
foundation
Rating 1103
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1104
advantageendgamepin
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Rating 1104
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 1106
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 1106
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 1106
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 1110
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1110
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1110
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1111
matemateIn1oneMove
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Rating 1112
advantageendgamekingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 1113
advantageendgamelong
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Rating 1114
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1115
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1116
advantageclearanceendgame
foundation
Rating 1117
advantageendgamepin
foundation
Rating 1117
crushingmastermiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1117
advantageendgamepin
foundation
Rating 1118
advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Rating 1119
crushingmiddlegamepin
foundation
Rating 1119
advantagemastermiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1120
crushingendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1121
crushingendgamemaster
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