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Healthy mix६,१५९,९९२

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

Phases

Opening३१२,४५६

A tactic during the first phase of the game.

Middlegame२,८१४,१०३

A tactic during the second phase of the game.

Endgame३,०३३,४३३

A tactic during the last phase of the game.

Rook endgame३२२,४७३

An endgame with only rooks and pawns.

Bishop endgame८२,०२२

An endgame with only bishops and pawns.

Pawn endgame२१८,०२४

An endgame with only pawns.

Knight endgame४९,७३२

An endgame with only knights and pawns.

Queen endgame६९,६१७

An endgame with only queens and pawns.

Queen and Rook४५,१९९

An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.

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Motifs

अगाडि बढेको पिउसो ।३७३,०८०

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

f2 वा f7 मा आक्रमण गर्ने ।४४,५३१

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

Capture the defender४२,३३३

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

Discovered attack३१९,३०९

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 check३१,९४९

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 king१८१,८९८

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

Fork८११,५६९

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

Hanging piece२४५,००५

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

Kingside attack५२६,६३३

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

Pin३७३,८६७

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

Queenside attack९०,९४४

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

Sacrifice४५२,२१०

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

Skewer१३७,७७६

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 piece७२,२३१

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

उन्नत

आकर्षण२१८,६३१

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

Clearance७९,८५५

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

Collinear move७,२३५

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 move३६८,७०३

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

Deflection२६५,१७५

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

Interference२२,७७०

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.

Intermezzo७६,८९२

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 move२५२,०९५

A move that does neither make a check or capture, nor an immediate threat to capture, but does prepare a more hidden unavoidable threat for a later move.

X-Ray attack२१,५६५

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

Zugzwang६१,७४३

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

Mates

Checkmate१,८८०,०८४

Win the game with style.

Mate in 1८६४,३०७

Deliver checkmate in one move.

Mate in 2७८९,२०५

Deliver checkmate in two moves.

Mate in 3१९२,३१२

Deliver checkmate in three moves.

Mate in 4२८,१९०

Deliver checkmate in four moves.

Mate in 5 or more६,०७२

Figure out a long mating sequence.

Mate themes

अनास्तासियाको मेट ७,२३९

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

अरबी मेट७,१९६

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

Back rank mate२०१,३६४

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 mate३,६०२

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

Corner mate१०,७८८

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

Double bishop mate३,५४७

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

Dovetail mate३,९४७

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

Epaulette mate२२,६५६

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

Hook mate१०,२९०

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 mate६७,६४८

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

Morphy's mate७,१३५

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

Opera mate६३,९४२

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.

Vukovic 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 mate२३,४०९

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

Castling२,६०४

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

En passant rights८,६१९

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.

Promotion१४५,१६६

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

Underpromotion१,१४०

Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.

Goals

Equality४३,०२९

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

लाभ१,८३८,४२१

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

Crushing२,३६९,०७८

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

Checkmate१,८८०,०८४

Win the game with style.

Lengths

One-move puzzle९११,५६५

A puzzle that is only one move long.

Short puzzle३,१५४,१७६

Two moves to win.

Long puzzle१,५६९,५०८

Three moves to win.

Very long puzzle४९५,३६३

Four moves or more to win.

Origin

Master games८१४,०१२

Puzzles from games played by titled players.

Master vs Master games७६,१३७

Puzzles from games between two titled players.

Super GM games३,२२३

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

Player games

Lookup puzzles generated from your games, or from another player's games.

These puzzles are in the public domain, and can be downloaded from database.lichess.org.