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 1155
advantagemiddlegamepin
foundation
Rating 1155
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1156
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 1156
advantageendgamepin
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Rating 1157
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 1158
crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Rating 1158
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1159
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1160
attractioncrushingdeflection
foundation
Rating 1162
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1162
attractioncrushingdeflection
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Rating 1163
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1164
crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1165
crushingmiddlegamepin
foundation
Rating 1165
advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
foundation
Rating 1166
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1168
matemateIn1oneMove
foundation
Rating 1168
crushinglongmiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1171
crushingmiddlegamepin
foundation
Rating 1171
attractioncrushingfork
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Rating 1173
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 1173
crushingendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1173
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
foundation
Rating 1174
epauletteMatematemateIn1
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