10 exposed king positions rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1180. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
An exposed king with no pawn cover is a target for every piece on the board. These puzzles are about finding the forcing sequence rather than accumulating advantage.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Rh3+ Kg8 Ne7+ Kf8 Rh8#
Rxf8+ Kxf8 Qh8+ Kf7 Ne5+ Qxe5 Qxe5
e3 Rxg4 e2+ Kf2 e1=Q+
Rxc7+ Re7 Rxe7+ Kxe7 Qxg6
Rf8+ Kd7 R1f7+ Kd6 Rxc8
Rf2+ Ke6 Re5+ Qxe5 dxe5
Qf5+ Qf6 Rf8+ Kxf8 Qxf6+
Rxf5 d7 Rd5+ Kc3 Rxd7
Qxh6+ Kg8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qf7#
Rxc6+ Kb7 Qc7+ Ka8 Qxd8+
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An exposed king with no pawn cover is a target for every piece on the board. These puzzles are about finding the forcing sequence rather than accumulating advantage.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1180, so they suit 1000-rated players.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.