10 skewers rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1869. 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 1800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1800 is one that players around 1800 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.
fxe5+ Ke3 Rf3+ Kd2 Rxb3
Qe7+ Kc6 Qe8+ Kxd6 Qxa4
Rh5+ Kg3 Rh3+ Kf2 Rxc3
g4+ Kh4 Qh6+ Kxg4 Qxh1
Rxg1 Kxg1 Rh8 Nc3 Rh1+ Kf2 Rxa1
Qe7+ Kd5 Qd7+ Kc5 Qxd2
Ra1 Rxg2 Ra2+ Kd3 Rxg2
Rc8+ Kd3 Rb3+ Ke2 Rc2+ Kf1 Rxh2
Qf5+ Ke7 Bg5+ Kf8 Bxd8
Qc7+ Ke8 Qc8+ Qxc8 Rxc8+ Ke7 Rxh8
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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 1800 is one that players rated around 1800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1869, so they suit 1800-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.