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 2555
crushingmiddlegameshort
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Rating 2565
advancedPawnadvantageexposedKing
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Rating 2567
crushingendgameexposedKing
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Rating 2570
advantageendgameexposedKing
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Rating 2577
crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Rating 2582
crushingendgamequietMove
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Rating 2590
advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Rating 2591
crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Rating 2598
advantagedeflectionkingsideAttack
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Rating 2598
advantageendgameexposedKing
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Rating 2599
attractioncrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Rating 2603
crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Rating 2604
attractioncrushingfork
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Rating 2610
clearancecrushingendgame
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Rating 2612
crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Rating 2613
crushingendgamelong
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Rating 2614
advantageattractionfork
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Rating 2623
crushingdeflectionfork
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Rating 2623
advantagemiddlegamesacrifice
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Rating 2625
crushingdeflectionmiddlegame
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Rating 2630
advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Rating 2631
crushingendgameskewer
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Rating 2632
advantagemiddlegameshort
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Rating 2635
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