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X-ray attack 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.

155 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a x-ray attack?

An X-ray attacks or defends through an intervening piece. The rear piece exerts force along the line even before the blocker moves, which produces surprising captures and defenses.

How to spot it

Follow your long-range pieces through enemy blockers to what stands behind. If the blocker is forced to move or capture, the X-rayed square is already yours.

What this set trains

X-ray sets stretch your line vision beyond the first obstacle — a skill that also prevents nasty surprises against you.

Foundation: 41Developing: 45Challenging: 37Advanced: 32

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Puzzle 0JWet

Rating 1496 advancedPawncrushingmaster
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Puzzle 06Roa

Rating 1501 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0FsRX

Rating 1502 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KGFf

Rating 1511 crushingmastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 0JvRV

Rating 1517 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0BHVV

Rating 1531 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Ne1X

Rating 1533 backRankMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 05qZH

Rating 1535 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0GUyx

Rating 1537 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Kdxm

Rating 1570 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0QTgq

Rating 1594 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JmGD

Rating 1596 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0AQRf

Rating 1621 epauletteMatekingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 043DK

Rating 1653 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JOGi

Rating 1660 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0EV7I

Rating 1683 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0Jrfk

Rating 1719 endgamekingsideAttackmate
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