10 exposed king positions rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2276. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
Rxg7 Rxg7 Qxf6+ Ke8 Qxg7
Nf3 Rh2 Ra1+ Kg2 Rg1+ Kh3 g4#
d3+ Bxd3 d1=Q+ Kxd1 Kxd3 Kc1 c2 Kb2 Kd2
b6+ Kd8 Kd6 Nd4 c7+ Kc8 b7+ Kxb7 Kd7 Kb6 c8=Q
Kg1 Bh2+ Kh1 Qh6 d8=Q+ Kg7 Qxf7+
Qa3+ Kd1 Qa4+ Ke1 d2+
Rh8+ Kc7 d6+ Kc6 Rc8+
Rxd4 Rxd4 Nc2+ Kb2 Qxa2+ Kxa2 Nxd4
Rf6+ Kxg5 Ne4+ Kh5 g4+ Kh4 Rh6#
h4 g5 Rh8+ Kg7 hxg5
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2276, so they suit 2200+-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.