10 hanging pieces rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1460. 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 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 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.
Qxh1+ Qd1 Qxd1+ Kxd1 Bxc8
hxg5 Kg4 f6 h4 gxh4
Rxb1+ Rf1 Rxf1+ Kxf1 Nxe4
Kxd5 Kg4 Be7
Qxa8 a1=Q Qxa1 Qxa1 c8=Q
Rxa7+ Kh6 Ra6
Nxe4+ Kc1 Nd6
Bxh2 Bxd5 Kxd5 g3 Bg1
Kxc3 Kf5 Kxb3 Ke6 c4
Qxg4+ Kh8 Qg7#
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1460, so they suit 1400-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.