10 hanging pieces rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2457. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
Qxa8+ Kg7 f4 Be4 Qxe4 Rxe4 fxg5
Qxf3 Qxe6 Qxf4
Nxb4 Kf5 Kd5 Kxg5 Ke4
Kxd5 c7 h2 Kg2 f3+ Kxh2 Bxe5+
Kxd7 Kb5 Nd4+ Kc4 Nc6 b3 Na5+ Kd4 Nxb3+
Qxe5+ Qe7 Qxe7+ Kxe7 d4 Bd6 Rh2
Bxb4 Rxd7 Qxd7 Qf6 Bd2+ Kb1 Bxh6
Kxg2 Kc4 Be7
Kxf4 Kd6 Nb5+ Kxe6 Ke4 Kd7 Kd5
fxg5 Nd3 Qf3 Nf2+ Rxf2 Qxf2 Qxf2
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2457, so they suit 2200+-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.