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 2068
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2069
advantageattractionendgame
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Rating 2069
crushingmastermiddlegame
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Rating 2071
crushingendgamemaster
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Rating 2071
crushingdefensiveMovediscoveredAttack
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Rating 2071
crushingendgamepin
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Rating 2071
crushinglongmiddlegame
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Rating 2071
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2072
crushingdiscoveredAttackexposedKing
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Rating 2073
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2074
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 2074
advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Rating 2075
crushinglongmaster
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Rating 2075
advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 2075
advantageenPassantmiddlegame
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Rating 2076
crushingexposedKingintermezzo
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Rating 2076
advantagelongopening
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Rating 2077
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 2077
crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Rating 2078
crushinglongmiddlegame
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Rating 2078
crushingmastermiddlegame
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Rating 2078
crushingexposedKinglong
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Rating 2078
attractioncrushingendgame
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Rating 2079
attractioncrushingdeflection
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