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Skewer Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

982 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a skewer?

A skewer is a pin reversed: the more valuable piece stands in front and must move, exposing the piece behind it to capture. King-and-rook skewers decide countless endgames.

How to spot it

Watch for a king or queen standing on the same open line as a less defended piece behind it. A check or a threat that forces the front piece to step aside completes the pattern.

What this set trains

Skewer sets sharpen your feel for open lines and for driving royal pieces onto fatal ranks, files and diagonals.

Foundation: 343Developing: 215Challenging: 163Advanced: 261
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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 241–264 of 982 matching records

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Puzzle 07YZh

Rating 1012 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03R4G

Rating 1013 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 08cbn

Rating 1016 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 01u1J

Rating 1025 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Csll

Rating 1026 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0A0Ss

Rating 1031 advantageendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0JhTk

Rating 1033 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0ILLu

Rating 1035 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 04F28

Rating 1037 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0CH0w

Rating 1038 advantagebishopEndgameendgame
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Puzzle 0JFWi

Rating 1041 advantagelongmiddlegame
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