10 exposed king positions rated between 800 and 999, averaging 950. 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 800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 800 is one that players around 800 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.
Rh6+ Kg4 Rg6+ Kf5 Rxg3
Rg8+ Ke7 Rg7+ Kd6 Rxa7
Rxb6+ Nxb6 Rc6+ Kd7 Rxb6
Qxd1+ Bxd1 Be4+ Qg2 Bxg2+
Rf3+ Kd4 Rf4+ Kd5 Rxc4
Rh4+ Kg1 Qh2+ Kf1 Qh1#
Qc1+ Ke2 Qd2+ Kf3 Qf2#
Rg2+ Rxg2 Rxg2+ Kh1 Rxe2
Rxf1+ Kh2 R8f2+ Kh3 Rh1#
Nf3+ Kh1 Re1+ Nf1 Rxf1#
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 950, so they suit 800-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.