10 exposed king positions rated between 400 and 799, averaging 714. 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 600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 600 is one that players around 600 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.
Qxg2+ Kxg2 Ne3+ Kg1 Nxf1
e2+ Ke1 d2+ Kxd2 e1=Q+
Rc1+ Ne1 Rxe1+ Qf1 Rxf1#
Bxe4+ Bxe4 Qxe4+ f3 Qxf3#
Ra8+ Nc8 Rxc8+ Rd8 Rxd8#
Qxf2+ Qxf2 Ng4+ Kg3 Nxf2
Rxh4+ Kxh4 Rh8+ Kg3 Rxh1
Bxh4+ Rxh4 Qxh4+ g3 Qxg3#
Qxh5+ gxh5 Rxh5+ Qh6 Rxh6#
Rxf3+ Bxf3 Rxf3+ Qxf3 Bxf3
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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 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 714, so they suit 600-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.