10 x-ray attacks rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1481. 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.
An x-ray attack works through a piece rather than around it: your piece defends or attacks a square with an enemy piece sitting on the line. When that piece moves or is traded, the x-ray becomes a direct hit.
These are pitched at 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 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.
Qe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8#
Qd8+ Ne8 Qxe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8#
Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
Qxc8+ Qxc8 Rxc8#
Qxc1+ Rxc1 Rxc1#
Qxd8+ Rxd8 Rxd8#
Qd1+ Qxd1 Rxd1#
Qxd8+ Rxd8 Rxd8#
Qxa7 Rxa7 Rxa7
Qxa3 Rxa3 Rxa3
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An x-ray attack works through a piece rather than around it: your piece defends or attacks a square with an enemy piece sitting on the line. When that piece moves or is traded, the x-ray becomes a direct hit.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1481, so they suit 1400-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.