10 x-ray attacks rated between 400 and 799, averaging 699. 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 600-rated players. 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.
Qxe1+ Rxe1 Rxe1#
Qxe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8#
Rxe8+ Nf8 Rxf8+ Rxf8 Rxf8#
Rxc8+ Rxc8 Rxc8#
Rxe8+ Rxe8 Qxe8#
Qxf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
Qxf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
Rxb1+ Rxb1 Rxb1#
Qxd1+ Rxd1 Rxd1#
Rxe1+ Rxe1 Rxe1#
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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 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 699, so they suit 600-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.