10 skewers rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2065. 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 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.
Qg1+ Ke2 Nf4+ Kf3 Qg2+ Kxf4 Qxd5
Qh8+ Kc7 Qd8+ Kc6 Qc8+ Kd5 Qxb7+ Ke6 Qxg2
Bf7 Qxb7 Rxe1+
Rf7+ Kc6 Rc7+ Kxd6 Rxc5
h8=Q c1=Q Qc8+ Kd5 Qxc1
Rxg7+ Ke8 Rg8+ Kf7 Rxb8
Reg8+ Rg7 Be8+ Kg5 Rxh5+ Kf4 Rxf5+ Kxf5 Rxg7
Rxc2 Qd7 Rc8+ Qxc8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxc8
Qxh7+ Kf6 Ne4+ Rxe4 Qh4+ Kg7 Qxd8
Rh1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Rxg1 Qa1+ Kd2 Qxg1
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2065, 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.