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 1071
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 1071
crushingkingsideAttacklong
foundation
Rating 1071
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1073
attractionmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1074
advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
foundation
Rating 1075
backRankMatematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1076
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1078
attractionkingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1079
advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
foundation
Rating 1079
backRankMatematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1079
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1080
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1081
attractionkingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1082
backRankMateendgamefork
foundation
Rating 1083
clearancekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1083
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1086
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1087
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1087
discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1088
backRankMatematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1088
advantageforklong
foundation
Rating 1089
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1090
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1090
backRankMateendgamelong
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