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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Rating 1872
crushingendgamefork
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Rating 1872
advantageendgamesacrifice
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advantageattractionendgame
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Rating 1883
crushingendgameexposedKing
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Rating 1890
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 1892
attractioncrushingendgame
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Rating 1893
crushingendgameskewer
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Rating 1909
capturingDefendercrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1909
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1911
advantagekingsideAttackopening
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Rating 1912
attractioncrushingdeflection
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advantageendgamelong
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Rating 1915
crushingendgameexposedKing
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crushingdeflectionlong
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attractioncrushingendgame
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advantagemiddlegameskewer
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advantagemiddlegamequeensideAttack
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Rating 1926
crushingendgamequeenRookEndgame
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Rating 1928
advantageattractiondiscoveredAttack
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Rating 1931
crushingforkmiddlegame
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Rating 1932
crushingendgamefork
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Rating 1936
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1939
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 1942
crushingendgameshort
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