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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crushingendgamepin
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Rating 2732
advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 2733
advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 2733
advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Rating 2733
advantageopeningpin
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Rating 2734
crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Rating 2734
crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Rating 2734
advancedPawnadvantageclearance
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Rating 2736
advantageattractionfork
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Rating 2737
advantageendgamelong
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Rating 2738
advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 2740
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2740
advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2740
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 2741
advancedPawnadvantagelong
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Rating 2742
crushingdeflectionmiddlegame
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Rating 2742
advantagelongmiddlegame
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Rating 2744
crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Rating 2744
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 2745
advantageexposedKinglong
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Rating 2746
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2746
crushingendgamemaster
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Rating 2746
crushingexposedKinglong
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Rating 2746
advantagelongmiddlegame
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