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 1567
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1567
advantageendgamepin
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Rating 1569
advantagelongmiddlegame
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Rating 1569
attractioncrushingmiddlegame
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Rating 1570
matemateIn1oneMove
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Rating 1571
attractioncrushingfork
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Rating 1572
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1572
crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Rating 1573
advantageendgamelong
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Rating 1573
deflectionmatemateIn2
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Rating 1574
crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Rating 1574
advantagelongmiddlegame
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Rating 1574
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 1575
advantagecapturingDefenderkingsideAttack
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Rating 1576
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1576
advantageforklong
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Rating 1576
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 1577
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 1577
advantagemastermiddlegame
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Rating 1577
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1578
crushinglongmiddlegame
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Rating 1578
advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Rating 1579
crushingmiddlegamepin
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Rating 1579
crushingendgamemaster
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