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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clearanceendgamelong
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backRankMateendgamelong
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discoveredAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1149
backRankMatelongmate
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Rating 1151
endgamematemateIn2
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advancedPawnkingsideAttacklong
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matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1152
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1152
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1154
attractionkingsideAttacklong
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Rating 1155
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 1156
endgamelongmate
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Rating 1156
clearancekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1156
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1157
discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1161
attractionendgamelong
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Rating 1161
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 1162
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 1163
attractionforklong
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Rating 1163
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Rating 1165
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1166
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