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 1181
advantageendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1184
crushingendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1189
crushingendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1189
crushingendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 1194
crushingendgameshort
foundation
Rating 1196
attractioncrushingendgame
foundation
Rating 1198
advantagelongmaster
developing
Rating 1200
crushingendgamerookEndgame
developing
Rating 1201
crushingendgameexposedKing
developing
Rating 1204
bishopEndgamecrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1205
attractioncrushingendgame
developing
Rating 1206
advantageendgameshort
developing
Rating 1207
crushingendgamelong
developing
Rating 1207
bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
developing
Rating 1209
crushinglongmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1209
advantagelongmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1210
advantagelongmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1212
attractioncrushingendgame
developing
Rating 1215
advantagemiddlegameshort
developing
Rating 1220
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
developing
Rating 1221
advantageendgameshort
developing
Rating 1222
advantageendgamelong
developing
Rating 1222
advantagemastermiddlegame
developing
Rating 1223
crushingmiddlegameskewer
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