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
foundation
Rating 850
crushingendgameshort
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Rating 852
crushingendgameshort
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Rating 854
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 854
advantageendgamemaster
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Rating 858
advantageendgameshort
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Rating 859
advantageforkhangingPiece
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Rating 859
crushingendgamequeenEndgame
foundation
Rating 862
crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Rating 863
crushingendgamequeenRookEndgame
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Rating 866
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 866
advantageendgamequeenRookEndgame
foundation
Rating 867
endgameequalityshort
foundation
Rating 867
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 869
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 869
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 871
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 873
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 874
crushingendgameshort
foundation
Rating 874
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 878
advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
foundation
Rating 880
crushingendgamerookEndgame
foundation
Rating 880
advantageendgamemaster
foundation
Rating 883
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 885
crushingendgameshort
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