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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advantageendgamequietMove
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Rating 2409
crushingexposedKinglong
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Rating 2410
advantagemiddlegameshort
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Rating 2412
crushingendgamequeenEndgame
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Rating 2413
advantagecollinearMoveexposedKing
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Rating 2419
crushingendgameskewer
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Rating 2420
crushingendgameexposedKing
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Rating 2424
advantagemiddlegamepin
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Rating 2427
advantagemiddlegamesacrifice
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Rating 2430
crushingendgamequietMove
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Rating 2433
advantagedeflectionendgame
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Rating 2449
crushingendgameskewer
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Rating 2452
advantageattractionmiddlegame
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Rating 2457
crushingmiddlegameskewer
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Rating 2464
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 2466
advantagemiddlegameshort
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Rating 2466
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 2470
advantagelongmaster
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Rating 2472
attractioncrushingdeflection
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Rating 2472
crushingendgameskewer
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Rating 2475
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 2476
advantagedeflectionendgame
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Rating 2479
attractioncrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Rating 2480
crushingendgamerookEndgame
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