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
foundation
Rating 1041
advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 1041
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1041
advantagedeflectionkingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 1042
attractionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1043
bodenMatematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1044
clearancematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1045
advantageforkmaster
foundation
Rating 1045
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1047
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1050
clearancematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1053
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1056
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1057
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
foundation
Rating 1058
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1058
endgamelongmate
foundation
Rating 1061
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1064
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1064
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1066
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1066
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1066
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1066
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1067
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1070
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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