10 hanging pieces rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1675. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
Qxa1+ Bf1 Qxf1+ Kxf1 Rb1#
Qxh1+ Rd1 Rf1 Qxd5+ Qxd5
Qxh3+ Kg1 Qh2+ Kf1 Qxf2#
Qxd4 Qa1+ Kd2 Nb3+ cxb3
Nxe1+ Kf1 exd5
Qxd1+ Kg2 Qxh1+ Kxh1 Rxe5
Kxg6 Rxf4 h8=Q
Nxe8 Kc4 Nd6+
Nxd3+ Ke2 Ne5
Kxd6 b7 Kc7 b8=Q+ Kxb8
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1675, so they suit 1600-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.