10 exposed king positions rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2081. 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 2000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2000 is one that players around 2000 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.
Rf8+ Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg7 Rf7+ Kg8 Qh7#
Re8+ Ka7 Qxb7+ Kxb7 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxa8#
hxg5 Bc4 Rh7+ Kg1 Bd4+
Qg1+ Ke2 Nf4+ Kf3 Qg2+ Kxf4 Qxd5
Kh6 b1=Q Rxb1 Rh2+ Kg6 Rd2 Rb8+ Rd8 Rxd8#
e4+ Kg3 Be5+ Kg2 Bxc7
Kg4 Ra7 Rd2+ Kg1 a2
Nxb4+ Kb3 Rb1+ Ka3 Nc2+ Ka2 Rb2#
Rh7+ Kxh7 Qb7+ Ne7 Qxe7+
Bxe8 Rxe8 Nc4+ Kd5 Nxa5
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2081, so they suit 2000-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.