10 skewers rated between 400 and 799, averaging 732. 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 beginners. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 600 is one that players around 600 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.
Rxa2+ Kb1 Rxd2
Rc1+ Kb4 Rxc7
Bg5+ Ke6 Bxd8
Rd7+ Ke5 Rxd2
Rxb8+ Ke7 Rxh8
Ra7+ Kxe6 Rxg7
Rxf8+ Ke5 Rxf3
Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxa8
Rg1+ Ke2 Re1+ Kf3 Rxe6
Rh6+ Ke7 Rxa6
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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 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 732, so they suit beginners.
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.