Puzzle Themes
Master every tactical pattern
Tactics
Fork
Attack two or more pieces simultaneously
781,815 puzzlesPin
Restrict a piece from moving because it would expose a more valuable piece
366,063 puzzlesSkewer
Attack a valuable piece that must move, exposing a piece behind it
134,756 puzzlesDiscovered Attack
Move one piece to reveal an attack from another
308,426 puzzlesDiscovered Check
Move a piece aside to deliver check with the piece behind it
108,797 puzzlesDouble Check
Deliver check with two pieces simultaneously
31,924 puzzlesSacrifice
Give up material for a tactical advantage
459,732 puzzlesDeflection
Force a defending piece away from its duty
264,141 puzzlesAttraction
Lure a piece to a square where it can be exploited
221,076 puzzlesOverloaded Piece
Capture or divert a piece that is defending more than it can cover
39,872 puzzlesHanging Piece
Capture an undefended piece
222,062 puzzlesTrapped Piece
Win a piece that has no safe squares
66,999 puzzlesZwischenzug
Play an intermediate move before the expected recapture
73,026 puzzlesClearance
Move a piece to open a line or square for another
80,366 puzzlesInterference
Block a line of defense by placing a piece in the way
21,971 puzzlesX-Ray Attack
Attack through another piece
21,731 puzzlesZugzwang
Put the opponent in a position where any move worsens their position
63,821 puzzlesQuiet Move
A subtle non-capturing move that creates a decisive threat
255,381 puzzlesDefensive Move
A move that defends against a threat while improving position
368,191 puzzlesAttacking f2 / f7
Strike at the weakest square in the opponent's camp
44,812 puzzlesCheckmate
Mate in 1
Find checkmate in one move
898,212 puzzlesMate in 2
Find checkmate in two moves
807,425 puzzlesMate in 3+
Find checkmate in three or more moves
231,366 puzzlesBack Rank Mate
Checkmate on the first or eighth rank
206,205 puzzlesSmothered Mate
Checkmate by a knight where the king is trapped by its own pieces
24,039 puzzlesArabian Mate
Checkmate with rook and knight
7,474 puzzlesAnastasia Mate
Checkmate with rook and knight against a king on the edge
7,441 puzzlesBoden Mate
Checkmate with two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals
3,720 puzzlesDouble Bishop Mate
Checkmate using two bishops
3,710 puzzlesDovetail Mate
Queen mate where the king's escape squares are blocked by its own pieces
4,013 puzzlesHook Mate
Checkmate with rook, knight, and pawn pattern
10,625 puzzlesPillsbury Mate
Checkmate with rook and bishop against a castled king
67,645 puzzlesOpera Mate
Checkmate with rook and bishop on the back rank
63,940 puzzlesEpaulette Mate
Checkmate where the king is boxed in by its own rooks
22,648 puzzlesCorner Mate
Checkmate with rook and knight against a king in the corner
10,783 puzzlesSwallowtail Mate
Queen mate where the king's only flight squares are self-blocked
8,397 puzzlesTriangle Mate
Queen and supporting piece mate in a triangular pattern
7,741 puzzlesMorphy Mate
Checkmate with bishop and rook against a fianchettoed king
7,133 puzzlesBlind Swine Mate
Checkmate with two rooks on the seventh rank
6,361 puzzlesKill Box Mate
Rook and queen mate boxing the king into a 3x3 square
5,440 puzzlesVukovic Mate
Checkmate with rook and knight supported against the edge
2,445 puzzlesBalestra Mate
Checkmate with queen and bishop cutting off every escape
1,364 puzzlesPawn Play
Promotion
Advance a pawn to the eighth rank
146,745 puzzlesUnder-promotion
Promote to a knight, bishop or rook instead of a queen
1,123 puzzlesAdvanced Pawn
Use an advanced pawn to create threats
379,076 puzzlesEn Passant
Puzzles involving en passant captures
8,580 puzzlesCastling
Puzzles involving castling rights or moves
2,486 puzzlesKing Safety
Exposed King
Exploit an unprotected king position
183,318 puzzlesKingside Attack
Launch an attack on the kingside
533,171 puzzlesQueenside Attack
Launch an attack on the queenside
92,460 puzzlesGame Phase
Opening Tactics
Tactical puzzles from the opening phase
290,640 puzzlesMiddlegame Tactics
Tactical puzzles from the middlegame phase
2,748,814 puzzlesEndgame Technique
Apply endgame principles to convert advantages
3,061,506 puzzlesRook Endgame
Endgames with rooks and pawns
328,813 puzzlesPawn Endgame
Endgames decided by pawns and kings alone
226,113 puzzlesBishop Endgame
Endgames with bishops and pawns
83,602 puzzlesKnight Endgame
Endgames with knights and pawns
50,677 puzzlesQueen Endgame
Endgames with queens and pawns
71,272 puzzlesQueen & Rook Endgame
Endgames with queens and rooks on the board
46,069 puzzles