10 sacrifices rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2103. 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 2000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2000 is one that players around 2000 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.
Rxh6+ gxh6 Qe5+ Nf6 Qxf6#
Rxf7 Qxf7 Nd6 Qxe7 Qxe7
Nf6+ gxf6 Rg4+ Kh8 Qxf6#
Qh8+ Ke7 Ng6+ fxg6 Qxg7#
Rxc3+ bxc3 Ba3#
Qxa6+ bxa6 Rxa6#
Re8+ Ka7 Qxb7+ Kxb7 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxa8#
Qxe5 Qxe5 Nf7+
Bc4+ bxc4 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Rxd7+
Qxg2 Rxg2 Rd8+ Kh7 Rxa8
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2103, so they suit 2000-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.