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
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Rating 2338
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 2338
crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Rating 2339
advantagelongmiddlegame
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Rating 2339
attractioncrushingdefensiveMove
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Rating 2340
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 2341
crushinglongmiddlegame
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Rating 2342
advantagelongmiddlegame
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Rating 2342
advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Rating 2342
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 2343
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 2344
advancedPawnadvantagekingsideAttack
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Rating 2344
crushingendgameexposedKing
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Rating 2346
advantageendgamelong
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Rating 2348
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 2349
crushingmastermiddlegame
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Rating 2349
crushingendgameintermezzo
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Rating 2349
crushinglongmiddlegame
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Rating 2350
attractionkingsideAttacklong
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Rating 2350
crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Rating 2351
advantagemastermiddlegame
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Rating 2352
advantageendgamelong
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Rating 2352
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2353
endgamelongmate
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Rating 2355
crushingdeflectionendgame
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