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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.

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Puzzle 0P3JU

Rating 1223 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 08b0e

Rating 1226 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GD5j

Rating 1226 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 047kN

Rating 1233 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Lshm

Rating 1233 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0CmCn

Rating 1234 attackingF2F7crushinglong
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Puzzle 0BDFq

Rating 1236 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 02F4S

Rating 1237 crushingendgameinterference
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Puzzle 0GdgI

Rating 1244 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0SI1d

Rating 1247 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 08yc8

Rating 1248 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0DeL8

Rating 1256 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 06RRt

Rating 1257 crushingendgameexposedKing
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