4276 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a sacrifice?
A sacrifice gives up material for a concrete return: mate, decisive material regain or an unstoppable attack. In puzzle form the compensation is always forced and verifiable.
How to spot it
Sacrifices work where the enemy king is exposed, defenders are overloaded or your pieces dominate the key lines. Count the attackers versus defenders around the target before committing.
What this set trains
These puzzles calibrate your material judgment — learning when a rook is worth less than an open file to the king.
Foundation: 550Developing: 724Challenging: 935Advanced: 2067
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Rating 2115
advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Rating 2116
advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Rating 2117
matemateIn2middlegame
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advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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advantageendgamelong
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Rating 2117
advancedPawnclearancecollinearMove
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Rating 2118
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 2118
attractionendgameexposedKing
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Rating 2119
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 2120
attractionendgamelong
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Rating 2120
attractioncrushingmiddlegame
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crushingendgamekingsideAttack
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Rating 2122
attractioncrushingfork
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Rating 2123
advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Rating 2123
advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Rating 2123
advantageclearancefork
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Rating 2123
advantageattractionfork
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Rating 2124
attractionendgamemate
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Rating 2124
crushingendgamefork
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Rating 2125
attractioncrushingdeflection
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Rating 2125
advantageattractionendgame
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Rating 2125
crushingdeflectionexposedKing
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Rating 2125
attractioncrushingendgame
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