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 700
endgamelongmate
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Rating 700
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 703
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 703
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 706
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foundation
Rating 706
backRankMateendgamemate
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Rating 707
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 708
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 709
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 711
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 712
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Rating 714
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 716
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 718
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 719
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 719
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 721
backRankMatematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 721
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 721
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 722
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 723
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foundation
Rating 723
exposedKingkingsideAttacklong
foundation
Rating 724
advantageendgamelong
foundation
Rating 726
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