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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.

Showing 745–768 of 982 matching records

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Puzzle 02g0n

Rating 2069 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 0h7mm

Rating 2075 crushinginterferencemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PkTk

Rating 2076 crushingexposedKingintermezzo
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Puzzle 0gsba

Rating 2082 crushingmiddlegameskewer
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Puzzle 0JbOJ

Rating 2092 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Adck

Rating 2098 advancedPawncrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0ZDxa

Rating 2104 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0OfV3

Rating 2107 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 058i4

Rating 2110 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 09eed

Rating 2111 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0dtAr

Rating 2117 advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 061yF

Rating 2131 attractioncrushingexposedKing
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