10 trapped pieces rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1135. 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 trapped piece has no safe squares. It does not have to be attacked yet — the winning technique is to take away its escape squares first, then attack it with something it cannot trade with. Knights on the rim and queens that raided too early are the usual victims.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 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.
Rxg7 Nxc6 Kxc6
Bb2 Qxb2 Qxb2
Bg5 Qxf5 Rxf5
Nxe3 Nb3 Nxd1
Rh6 Qxh6 gxh6
Kg7 Nf5+ Qxf5 Qxf5 gxf5
Qxb7 O-O Qxa8
Bd2 Qxc4 dxc4
Kf3 Rd4 Bxd4
Kc6 Rxb6+ Kxb6
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A trapped piece has no safe squares. It does not have to be attacked yet — the winning technique is to take away its escape squares first, then attack it with something it cannot trade with. Knights on the rim and queens that raided too early are the usual victims.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1135, so they suit 1000-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.