10 exposed king positions rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1873. 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 1800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1800 is one that players around 1800 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.
Nf7+ Ke8 Nc7+ Ke7 Qxd6#
Qa1+ Kh2 Be5+ Qxe5+ Qxe5+
fxe5+ Ke3 Rf3+ Kd2 Rxb3
Qe7+ Kc6 Qe8+ Kxd6 Qxa4
Rh7+ Kxh7 Qf7+ Kh8 Qxg8#
Rf1+ Nxf1 Rxf1+ Ke2 Qg2+ Kd3 Rd1+ Bd2 Qxd2#
Qh4+ Ke2 Qf2+ Kd3 Qxf3
Bxe5 Nxe5 Nc3+ Kf3 Nxd5
Qa4+ Kd2 Rc2+ Rxc2 Qxd7+
Rxg1 Kxg1 Rh8 Nc3 Rh1+ Kf2 Rxa1
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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 1800 is one that players rated around 1800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1873, so they suit 1800-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.