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Themes
38 series · from 6,157,341 puzzles in the Lichess database
Tactics
- Fork60 puzzlesOne piece attacks two pieces at once. The opponent can only save one., 788,760 on Lichess
- Pin60 puzzlesA piece can't move away, because the piece behind it would fall or the king would be in check., 369,437 on Lichess
- Skewer40 puzzlesYou attack a valuable piece. When it steps aside, the piece behind it falls., 136,176 on Lichess
- Discovered attack60 puzzlesOne piece steps aside and opens the line for the piece behind it., 311,174 on Lichess
- Double check40 puzzlesTwo pieces give check at once. Then only a king move helps., 32,210 on Lichess
- Hanging piece40 puzzlesA piece stands undefended and can simply be taken., 224,023 on Lichess
- Trapped piece40 puzzlesA piece has no safe square left and will be lost., 67,547 on Lichess
- Sacrifice60 puzzlesYou give up material and get more in return: an attack, mate, or the piece back later., 464,256 on Lichess
- Deflection60 puzzlesYou lure a defender away from the square or piece it has to protect., 266,651 on Lichess
- Attraction40 puzzlesYou force a piece, often the king, onto a square where it is vulnerable., 223,373 on Lichess
- Capture the defender40 puzzlesYou take the defender first. Then the piece it protected is no longer covered., 40,208 on Lichess
- Clearance40 puzzlesOne piece clears a square or a line for another piece., 81,110 on Lichess
- Interference40 puzzlesA piece steps between two enemy pieces and cuts their connection., 22,183 on Lichess
- Intermezzo40 puzzlesBefore you recapture, you first play a move the opponent has to answer, such as a check., 73,668 on Lichess
- X-ray attack40 puzzlesA piece works through another piece onto the square behind it., 21,947 on Lichess
- Quiet move40 puzzlesA calm move, without check or capture, after which the opponent has no good answer left., 257,722 on Lichess
- Zugzwang40 puzzlesThe opponent has to move, and every move weakens their position., 64,450 on Lichess
- Defensive move40 puzzlesThe strongest move in this position is a defensive one: it keeps you from losing material or your advantage., 371,388 on Lichess
- Kingside attack60 puzzlesThe pieces gather on the side of the board where the king is., 538,447 on Lichess
- Exposed king40 puzzlesThe king has few defenders around it, so every attack hits hard., 185,240 on Lichess
Checkmate
- Mate in 140 puzzlesOne move and the king is mated., 908,244 on Lichess
- Mate in 260 puzzlesTwo moves and the king is mated, whatever the opponent does., 815,267 on Lichess
- Mate in 340 puzzlesThree moves and the king is mated, whatever the opponent does., 198,408 on Lichess
- Back rank mate60 puzzlesThe king is stuck behind its own pawns and has nowhere to go., 208,093 on Lichess
- Smothered mate40 puzzlesThe king is boxed in by its own pieces and a knight gives mate., 24,332 on Lichess
- Arabian mate40 puzzlesA knight and a rook mate the king together in the corner of the board., 7,560 on Lichess
- Anastasia's mate40 puzzlesA knight and a rook or queen trap the king between the edge of the board and one of its own pieces., 7,524 on Lichess
- Hook mate40 puzzlesRook, knight, and pawn work together, and one of the king's own pawns takes away the last escape square., 10,729 on Lichess
- Boden's mate40 puzzlesTwo bishops on crossing diagonals give mate. It often follows a queen sacrifice on c3 or c6., 3,762 on Lichess
- Double bishop mate40 puzzlesTwo bishops on neighboring diagonals give mate. The king's own pieces are in the way., 3,750 on Lichess
- Dovetail mate40 puzzlesThe queen gives mate right next to the king. Its two escape squares are taken by its own pieces., 4,046 on Lichess
Endgame
- Rook endgame40 puzzlesAn endgame with only rooks and pawns on the board., 332,033 on Lichess
- Pawn endgame40 puzzlesOnly kings and pawns on the board. Every tempo counts., 228,245 on Lichess
- Queen endgame40 puzzlesAn endgame with only queens and pawns on the board., 71,996 on Lichess
- Knight endgame40 puzzlesAn endgame with only knights and pawns on the board., 51,202 on Lichess
- Bishop endgame40 puzzlesAn endgame with only bishops and pawns on the board., 84,339 on Lichess
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