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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 0SdG0

Rating 1356 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Ca9M

Rating 1365 advantagediscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Puzzle 02vM9

Rating 1366 clearancecrushingexposedKing
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Puzzle 0QNG7

Rating 1370 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Ku2k

Rating 1371 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 03VxU

Rating 1373 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0MfWv

Rating 1378 advantageexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 09UOE

Rating 1383 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0AJvG

Rating 1383 crushingmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0LyCR

Rating 1388 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 01rGW

Rating 1392 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 05OQA

Rating 1395 crushingendgamequeenEndgame
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