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 1110
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1113
kingsideAttacklongmate
foundation
Rating 1113
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1115
backRankMatelongmate
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Rating 1115
attractionendgamemate
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Rating 1115
backRankMatelongmate
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Rating 1116
discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1118
attractioncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1118
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1118
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1121
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1121
backRankMateendgamefork
foundation
Rating 1122
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1123
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1123
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1123
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1125
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1125
endgamelongmate
foundation
Rating 1126
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1127
attractioncrushingdeflection
foundation
Rating 1129
deflectionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1129
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1129
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1129
attractionendgamemate
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