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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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Puzzle 00KMV

Rating 943 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0MddR

Rating 956 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0HbK1

Rating 963 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0IDTi

Rating 964 crushingendgamequeenRookEndgame
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Puzzle 0Ouqa

Rating 964 advantagedeflectionendgame
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