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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 07CCc

Rating 1319 advantageexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 02MlO

Rating 1320 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 00WJN

Rating 1324 crushingendgamequeenEndgame
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Puzzle 0OUwY

Rating 1325 advantageendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 05ya7

Rating 1327 crushingexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0Mf9G

Rating 1330 advantagediscoveredAttackmaster
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Puzzle 0HBk8

Rating 1336 attractioncrushinglong
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Puzzle 02tfs

Rating 1342 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0NcCy

Rating 1344 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Enjj

Rating 1345 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02XNl

Rating 1351 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03XpN

Rating 1352 advantageclearanceendgame
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Puzzle 09Yhe

Rating 1356 advantagemiddlegameshort
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