10 hanging pieces rated between 800 and 999, averaging 892. 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 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.
Nxa1 Rxb2 Nxb2
Rxc5 Rxd8 Rxd8
Qxd6#
Rxf1#
Kxf2 Qg2+ Ke3 Qf3+ Kd4
Rxd7 d1=R Rxd1
Qxe1+ Rd1 Qxd1#
Kxb7 a2 Be5 a1=R Bxa1
Nxd3+ Kd2 Nxe5
Rxd1#
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 892, 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.