10 sacrifices rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1318. 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 sacrifice gives up material for something concrete: a mating attack, a decisive pawn, or a position the opponent cannot hold. The distinction that matters is between a sacrifice you can calculate to a finish and one you cannot — these puzzles are the first kind, so every line can be verified to the end.
These are pitched at 1200-rated players. 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.
bxa6 Rxc6 a7
Rxd8+ Rxd8 Qe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8#
Qxh2+ Kxh2 Rh6#
Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
Qxh6+ gxh6 Rxh6+ Kg7 Rh7#
Qh7+ Kf6 Qxf7+ Kxg5 Qf4#
Rxh5+ gxh5 Rxh5+ Kg8 Rh8#
Ng6+ hxg6 Qh4#
Ng6+ hxg6 hxg6+ Nh5 Rxh5#
Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh4#
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A sacrifice gives up material for something concrete: a mating attack, a decisive pawn, or a position the opponent cannot hold. The distinction that matters is between a sacrifice you can calculate to a finish and one you cannot — these puzzles are the first kind, so every line can be verified to the end.
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 1318, so they suit 1200-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.