10 skewers rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1665. 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 skewer is a pin turned around: the valuable piece is in front, and when it moves the piece behind it falls. Skewers usually appear on open lines and long diagonals, which is why they are far more common in the endgame than in the opening.
These are pitched at 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
Bc6+ Kf5 Rd5+ Ke6 Rxh5
Qd7+ Kg6 Qxh3
Rg3+ Kf8 Qh6+ Ke8 Rg8+ Kd7 Rxd8+
Rh1+ Kg3 Rg1+ Kf2 Rxg6
Qh2 f3 Qh1+ Kf2 Qxa1
Ke8 Rxb2 Rh2+ Ke3 Rxb2
Rxd6 Rxe2 Re6+ Kd4 Rxe2
Qh1+ Kf2 Qxh2+ Ke3 Qxb2
Rxf2+ Kxf2 Qh2+ Ke1 Qxc2
Qh1+ Ke2 Qxd5
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A skewer is a pin turned around: the valuable piece is in front, and when it moves the piece behind it falls. Skewers usually appear on open lines and long diagonals, which is why they are far more common in the endgame than in the opening.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1665, so they suit 1600-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.