10 hanging pieces rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1310. 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.
A hanging piece is undefended and attackable. Missing them is the most common way material is lost below 1600, and finding them is mostly a habit: after every opponent move, check what is now undefended rather than only looking at what is attacked.
These are pitched at beginners. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1200 is one that players around 1200 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.
Qxd7 Rf8+ Kg7 Rf7+ Qxf7
Qxh1+ Kg6 Qxh6+ Kxh6 d4
Rxe3+ Kg2 Kxf4
Rxc7 f8=Q c1=Q+
Qxd1+ Qe1 Qxe1#
Qxg5+ Kf2 Ng4+
Kxc6 Be4+ Bd5
Rxh4#
Qxh3 Rh8 Rh7 Rxh7 Qxh7
Bxe4 Rd2 Qe1+ Kh2 Qxd2
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A hanging piece is undefended and attackable. Missing them is the most common way material is lost below 1600, and finding them is mostly a habit: after every opponent move, check what is now undefended rather than only looking at what is attacked.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1200 is one that players rated around 1200 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1310, so they suit beginners.
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.