10 skewers rated between 800 and 999, averaging 919. 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 800 is one that players around 800 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.
Rh6+ Kg4 Rg6+ Kf5 Rxg3
Rb2+ Kd1 Rb1+ Kc2 Rxh1
Re6+ Kf4 Rxe3
Rg5+ Kf4 Rxd5
Rg8+ Ke7 Rg7+ Kd6 Rxa7
Bg4+ Kg5 Bxc8
Ra7+ Kd8 Ra8+ Kc7 Rxg8
Rc1+ Kb3 Rxc6
Rd4+ Ke5 Rxd8
Rh8+ Kg6 Rg8+ Kf7 Rxg5
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 919, 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.