10 sacrifices rated between 800 and 999, averaging 900. 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 800-rated players. 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.
Qxf2+ Kh1 Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
a3 Nxd5 a2
Qxf7+ Kh8 Qf8+ Bxf8 Rxf8#
Qxc1+ Bxc1 Rf1#
Qxf2+ Kh1 Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
Rxh6+ gxh6 Qxh6#
Qd1+ Rxd1 Rxd1#
Qe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8#
Qe1+ Rxe1 Rxe1#
Bxe2 Nxe2 a5
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 900, so they suit 800-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.