10 exposed king positions rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1318. 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 1200-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1200 is one that players around 1200 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.
Rc1+ Rc6 Rxc6+ Kxc6 Rxd8
Qe5+ Nf6 Qxf6+ Rg7 Qxg7#
Rxa7+ Kxa7 Nc6+ Kb6 Nxe7
Bg7+ Bc3 Bxc3+ Qxc3 Rxc3
Kf1 Qc7 f7+ Qxf7+ Bxf7+
Re8+ Kg7 Qg8+ Kh6 Qg6#
Qa5+ b6 Qxb6+ Kd7 Qc7#
Qxc1+ Rxc1 Rxc1+ Kg2 d2
Qc7+ Qd7 Rf7+ Kxf7 Qxd7+
f2+ Ke2 Bc4+ Kxe3 f1=Q
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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 1200 is one that players rated around 1200 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1318, so they suit 1200-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.