10 exposed king positions rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1656. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
g4+ Kh2 Kf2 a5 g3+ Kh3 g2
Nxc2+ Ke2 Qxd2+ Kxd2 Nxa1
Qb1+ Ke2 Rxd2+ Kxd2 Qxg1
Qg7+ Rxg7 hxg7+ Kg8 Rh8#
Re1+ Bxe1 Rxe1+ Kh2 Rh1#
Qxg2+ Kf4 g5+ Ke4 Re2+
Rh4+ Kg2 Rg4+ Kf2 Rxg1 h8=Q c1=Q
Rf3+ Rg3 Qxf1+ Qxf1 Rxf1
Ra8+ Kb7 Ra7+ Kxa7 Qxc7+
Rxc3+ Rxc3 d4+ Kd2 dxc3+
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1656, so they suit 1600-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.