10 skewers rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2357. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
Qf5+ Qd3 Qxd3+ Rxd3 Ra1+ Kc2 Rxg1
Rxg6+ hxg6 Qh8+ Kf7 Rh7+ Ke8 Rxe7+ Kxe7 Qg7+
Rg8 Kxh6 Rh8+ Kg5 Rxh2
Rxf6+ gxf6 Qg4+ Kf7 Qxd7+
Rh8+ Kf7 Rh7+ Kg8 Rxe7
Qa6+ Kd7 Rb7+ Ke6 Rxf7
Bxd5+ cxd5 Re8+ Kf7 Rf8+ Ke7 Rxf4
Qxf2+ Kxh3 Bd7+ g4 Bxg4+ Kxg4 Qh4+ Kf3 Qh3+ Ke2 Qxc3
Qe7 Kg4 Qg5+ Kf3 Qd5+ Kxf4 Qxg2
Rxh2+ Kxh2 Qd2+ Kg3 Qxe1+ Kxg4 Qg1+ Kxf3 Qxg8
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2357, so they suit 2200+-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.