10 exposed king positions rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1474. 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 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 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.
e2+ Kb1 Na3+ Kb2 Nxc2
e5+ dxe5+ dxe5+ Kf7 Kxg5
Nf6+ Kf8 Nh7+ Ke8 Nxg5
Rc2+ Ke1 Re2+ Kf1 Rd1#
Rxa8 Bxa8 Qa6+ Kf2 Qxa8
Rxg5+ Rxg5 Qxg5+ Kf7 Rxh8
Bxf4 Rxf4 Qg3+ Qg2 Qxf4
Kg6 Re1 Ra8+ Re8 Rxe8#
Rb7+ Kc6 d5+ Kd6 Rxb6+
Rd7+ Kg8 Rg7+ Kh8 Rf8#
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1474, so they suit 1400-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.