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 2520
crushingexposedKingmiddlegame
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advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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Rating 2521
crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2521
crushingdefensiveMoveexposedKing
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Rating 2522
crushingdeflectionexposedKing
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Rating 2523
crushingendgamepin
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advantageendgamemaster
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Rating 2523
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Rating 2525
attractioncrushingendgame
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Rating 2526
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2526
crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Rating 2527
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2527
crushingmastermiddlegame
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Rating 2528
advantageendgamepin
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Rating 2528
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2529
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 2529
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2529
advantageforkmiddlegame
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Rating 2530
advantagelongmaster
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Rating 2533
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 2534
attackingF2F7crushingmiddlegame
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Rating 2534
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2535
crushingendgamelong
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