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 2717
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 2718
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 2718
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 2719
advantagelongmiddlegame
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Rating 2719
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2719
crushinghangingPiecekingsideAttack
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Rating 2720
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 2720
crushingmastermiddlegame
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Rating 2720
advantagelongmiddlegame
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Rating 2721
attractioncrushingmiddlegame
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Rating 2721
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2721
advantageintermezzomaster
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Rating 2722
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 2722
advantageendgamepin
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Rating 2723
advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Rating 2724
advantageendgamefork
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Rating 2724
advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Rating 2727
crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 2728
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2728
advantagediscoveredAttackinterference
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Rating 2729
crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Rating 2730
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 2730
clearancecrushingkingsideAttack
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Rating 2730
advantagelongmiddlegame
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