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 1090
endgamemastermate
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Rating 1090
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 1090
advantageendgamefork
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Rating 1092
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1093
clearancekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1093
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1094
advantageforklong
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Rating 1095
advantageattractionendgame
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Rating 1095
clearanceendgamemate
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Rating 1097
attractionendgamelong
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Rating 1098
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 1098
backRankMatedeflectionlong
foundation
Rating 1099
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1099
advancedPawncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1100
mastermatemateIn2
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Rating 1101
longmatemateIn3
foundation
Rating 1101
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
foundation
Rating 1101
attractionkingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1102
advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Rating 1103
clearancekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1104
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 1105
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1105
attractionmatemateIn2
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Rating 1110
endgamematemateIn2
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