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 1166
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1167
advantageattractionendgame
foundation
Rating 1167
clearancekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1168
attractionendgamekingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 1169
exposedKingkingsideAttacklong
foundation
Rating 1169
crushingexposedKingfork
foundation
Rating 1169
attractionkingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1170
attractionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1170
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1172
endgamelongmate
foundation
Rating 1172
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1172
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1172
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1173
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1173
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1174
attractioncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1175
endgamemastermate
foundation
Rating 1175
attractionmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1175
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1175
attractionendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1175
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1175
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1176
backRankMateclearancefork
foundation
Rating 1177
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