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 1129
backRankMatelongmate
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Rating 1130
crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 1130
backRankMateendgamemate
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Rating 1130
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1130
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 1130
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1131
advantageforklong
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Rating 1131
backRankMatelongmate
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Rating 1132
backRankMatelongmate
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Rating 1133
clearancemastermate
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Rating 1133
advantageforklong
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Rating 1134
attractionendgamemate
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Rating 1136
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1138
kingsideAttacklongmate
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Rating 1138
attractionmatemateIn2
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Rating 1139
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1139
matemateIn5middlegame
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Rating 1140
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1140
deflectionendgamemate
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Rating 1141
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1143
advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Rating 1144
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1144
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1144
matemateIn2middlegame
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