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
foundation
Rating 1090
advantageendgamekingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 1090
crushinglongmiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1094
crushingendgamequeenEndgame
foundation
Rating 1095
crushingendgamequeenRookEndgame
foundation
Rating 1106
advantagemiddlegameshort
foundation
Rating 1106
crushinglongmaster
foundation
Rating 1109
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 1111
crushingdeflectionlong
foundation
Rating 1111
crushingendgameshort
foundation
Rating 1115
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
foundation
Rating 1117
crushingendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1119
advantageendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1119
advantageendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 1121
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 1129
crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
foundation
Rating 1130
crushingendgameexposedKing
foundation
Rating 1132
crushingendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1133
advantageattractionendgame
foundation
Rating 1133
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 1134
advantagebishopEndgameendgame
foundation
Rating 1134
bishopEndgamecrushingdeflection
foundation
Rating 1135
crushingendgameshort
foundation
Rating 1139
crushingendgameshort
foundation
Rating 1140
advantageattackingF2F7long
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