10 sacrifices rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1452. 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 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.
Rxh3+ Kxh3 Rh4#
Nxg6+ fxg6 Qg8#
Qxa4 Nxa4 Ne7+ Kd7 Nxg6
Qg2+ Kxh4 Qh2+ Qh3 Bxg5+ Kxg5 Qxh3
Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5#
Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh1+ Kg7 Qh8#
Qxf2+ Rxf2 Rd1+ Ne1 Rxe1#
Qe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8#
Rxd4+ Kxd4 Nb5+ Ke3 Nxc7
Qxg7+ Rxg7 Rxg7#
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1452, 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.