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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advantageclearancefork
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crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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advancedPawncrushingkingsideAttack
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crushingendgamepin
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advantagemastermiddlegame
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Rating 2699
crushingdeflectionkingsideAttack
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Rating 2699
advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 2700
crushingendgamepin
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advantagelongmiddlegame
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advantageclearancekingsideAttack
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Rating 2701
advantagedefensiveMovediscoveredAttack
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Rating 2702
advantageattractiondeflection
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Rating 2703
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2703
advantagelongmiddlegame
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crushingdefensiveMovedeflection
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crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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advantagelongopening
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crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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crushinglongmiddlegame
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crushinglongmiddlegame
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attractioncrushingexposedKing
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advantageendgamepin
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Rating 2714
crushingforklong
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Rating 2716
crushingexposedKingmiddlegame
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