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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longmatemateIn3
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backRankMateendgamelong
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matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 991
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 992
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Rating 993
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discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 995
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 996
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Rating 997
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 998
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Rating 998
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 999
advancedPawncrushingexposedKing
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Rating 1000
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Rating 1000
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 1002
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Rating 1002
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Rating 1002
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1008
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1008
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1009
attractionkingsideAttacklong
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Rating 1009
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