10 sacrifices rated between 400 and 799, averaging 702. 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 600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 600 is one that players around 600 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.
Qe1+ Rxe1 Rxe1#
Rd6+ exd6 Rxd6#
Qxf7+ Kh8 Qf8+ Rxf8 Rxf8#
Qe1+ Rxe1 Rxe1#
Qe1+ Rxe1 Rxe1#
Qd8+ Rxd8 Rxd8#
Qxh5+ Rxh5 Bxh5+ g6 Bxg6#
Rc1+ Nxc1 Rxc1#
Rc1+ Bxc1 Rxc1+ Qe1 Rxe1#
a4 bxa4 b3 cxb3 c2 Bg6 c1=Q
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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 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 702, so they suit 600-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.