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Healthy mix६,३४०,३६०

A bit of everything. You don't know what to expect, so be ready for anything! Just like in real games.

Phases

Opening३१९,०४४

A tactic during the first phase of the game.

Middlegame२,८८९,०४३

A tactic during the second phase of the game.

Endgame३,१३०,५५७

A tactic during the last phase of the game.

Rook endgame३३३,५७५

An endgame with only rooks and pawns.

Bishop endgame८४,६०५

An endgame with only bishops and pawns.

Pawn endgame२२६,२७४

An endgame with only pawns.

Knight endgame५१,३५२

An endgame with only knights and pawns.

Queen endgame७२,३२९

An endgame with only queens and pawns.

Queen and Rook४६,८२२

An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.

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Motifs

अगाडि बढेको पिउसो ।३८५,६७६

तपाईको एउटा पिउसो विपक्षीको अखडा भित्र पुगेको छ, सायद बढुवा हुन लागेको छ ।

f2 वा f7 मा आक्रमण गर्ने ।४६,०६५

f2 वा f7को पिउसोमा ताकेर आक्रमण गर्ने, fried liver (भुटेको कलेजो) आक्रमणमा जस्तै ।

Capture the defender४३,०३१

Removing a piece that is critical to defence of another piece, allowing the now undefended piece to be captured on a following move.

Discovered attack३२७,३६१

Moving a piece (such as a knight), that previously blocked an attack by a long range piece (such as a rook), out of the way of that piece.

Double check३३,०४५

Checking with two pieces at once, as a result of a discovered attack where both the moving piece and the unveiled piece attack the opponent's king.

Exposed king१८७,९९१

A tactic involving a king with few defenders around it, often leading to checkmate.

Fork८३१,५९६

A move where the moved piece attacks two opponent pieces at once.

Hanging piece२५१,२०८

A tactic involving an opponent piece being undefended or insufficiently defended and free to capture.

Kingside attack५४५,१७६

An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the king side.

Pin३८३,६७९

A tactic involving pins, where a piece is unable to move without revealing an attack on a higher value piece.

Queenside attack९४,२२८

An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the queen side.

Sacrifice४६६,८४२

A tactic involving giving up material in the short-term, to gain an advantage again after a forced sequence of moves.

Skewer१४१,९४०

A motif involving a high value piece being attacked, moving out the way, and allowing a lower value piece behind it to be captured or attacked, the inverse of a pin.

Trapped piece७३,४३७

A piece is unable to escape capture as it has limited moves.

उन्नत

आकर्षण२२५,७८८

An exchange or sacrifice encouraging or forcing an opponent piece to a square that allows a follow-up tactic.

Clearance८१,९५१

A move, often with tempo, that clears a square, file or diagonal for a follow-up tactical idea.

Collinear move७,६९३

Two opposing pieces face each other, and one slides along the line of attack without capturing the enemy piece.

Discovered check१०८,८०८

Move a piece to reveal a check from a hidden attacking piece, which often leads to a decisive advantage.

Defensive move३७८,६३४

A precise move or sequence of moves that is needed to avoid losing material or another advantage.

Deflection२७३,२६६

A move that distracts an opposing piece from another duty that it performs, such as guarding a key square. Sometimes also called "overloading".

Interference२३,३४६

Moving a piece between two opponent pieces to leave one or both opponent pieces undefended, such as a knight on a defended square between two rooks.

Intermezzo७८,५५८

Instead of playing the expected move, first interpose another move posing an immediate threat that the opponent must answer. Also known as "Zwischenzug" or "In between".

Quiet move२५९,४७८

A move that does not check, capture, or create an immediate threat to capture. Instead, it prepares a hidden and unavoidable threat for a later move.

X-Ray attack२२,२९५

A piece attacks or defends a square, through an enemy piece.

Zugzwang६४,११२

The opponent is limited in the moves they can make, and all moves worsen their position.

Mates

Checkmate१,९५७,२९०

Win the game with style.

Mate in 1९०३,५४९

Deliver checkmate in one move.

Mate in 2८१८,६८५

Deliver checkmate in two moves.

Mate in 3१९९,४४३

Deliver checkmate in three moves.

Mate in 4२९,२८९

Deliver checkmate in four moves.

Mate in 5 or more६,३२६

Figure out a long mating sequence.

Mate themes

अनास्तासियाको मेट ७,५०६

घोडा र हात्ती वा मान्त्रि(रानि) मिलेर विपक्षिको आफ्नो गट्टी को मद्दतले बोर्डको भित्तामा लगेर राजालाई जालमा फसाउनु ।

अरबी मेट७,५०१

A knight and a rook team up to trap the opposing king on a corner of the board.

Back rank mate२०८,२६०

Checkmate the king on the home rank, when it is trapped there by its own pieces.

Balestra mate१,३६८

A bishop delivers the checkmate, while a queen blocks the remaining escape squares

Blind Swine mate६,३६१

Two rooks team up to mate the king in an area of 2 by 2 squares.

Boden's mate३,७४५

Two attacking bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.

Corner mate१०,७८७

Confine the king to the corner using a rook or queen and a knight to engage the checkmate.

Double bishop mate३,७०२

Two attacking bishops on adjacent diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.

Dovetail mate४,०७९

A queen delivers mate to an adjacent king, whose only two escape squares are obstructed by friendly pieces.

Epaulette mate२२,६४८

Two adjacent escape squares for a checked king are occupied by other pieces.

Hook mate१०,७४७

Checkmate with a rook, knight, and pawn along with one enemy pawn to limit the enemy king's escape.

Kill box mate५,५२०

A rook is next to the enemy king and supported by a queen that also blocks the king's escape squares. The rook and the queen catch the enemy king in a 3 by 3 "kill box".

Pillsbury's mate६७,६४६

The rook delivers checkmate, while the bishop helps to confine it.

Morphy's mate७,१३४

Use the bishop to check the king, while your rook helps to confine it.

Opera mate६३,९४१

Check the king with a rook and use a bishop to defend the rook.

Swallow's tail mate८,३९८

A checkmate pattern that visually resembles the appearance of a swallow’s tail, similar to a V shape.

Triangle mate७,८५४

The queen and rook, one square away from the enemy king, are on the same rank or file, separated by one square, forming a triangle.

Vuković mate२,४८७

A rook and knight team up to mate the king. The rook delivers mate while supported by a third piece, and the knight is used to block the king's escape squares.

Smothered mate२४,३९१

A checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because it is surrounded (or smothered) by its own pieces.

Special moves

Castling२,६४५

Bring the king to safety, and deploy the rook for attack.

En passant rights८,८७२

A tactic involving the en passant rule, where a pawn can capture an opponent pawn that has bypassed it using its initial two-square move.

Promotion१५०,१३१

Promote one of your pawn to a queen or minor piece.

Underpromotion१,१६५

Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.

Goals

Equality४३,०३०

Come back from a losing position, and secure a draw or a balanced position. (eval ≤ 200cp)

लाभ१,८८३,२६४

निर्णयाक लाभ पाउने अवसरलाई जान हत्याउनुहोस् । (२०० cp ≤ मुल्याङ्कन≤ ६०० cp)

Crushing२,४२७,५६८

Spot the opponent blunder to obtain a crushing advantage. (eval ≥ 600cp)

Checkmate१,९५७,२९०

Win the game with style.

Lengths

One-move puzzle९५०,८०७

A puzzle that is only one move long.

Short puzzle३,२३२,९१२

Two moves to win.

Long puzzle१,६१८,१८२

Three moves to win.

Very long puzzle५०९,२५१

Four moves or more to win.

Origin

Master games८३३,०२८

Puzzles from games played by titled players.

Master vs Master games७६,९७९

Puzzles from games between two titled players.

Super GM games३,२६६

Puzzles from games played by the best players in the world.

Player games

View puzzles generated from your games, or from another player's games

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