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Mating patterns
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Mate in 1
Spot the one move that ends the game.
9139 puzzles
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Mate in 2
Calculate two moves ahead to seal it.
11516 puzzles
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Back-Rank Mate
The 8th rank is undefended.
1553 puzzles
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Tactical motifs
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Fork
Attack two pieces at once.
14053 puzzles
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Pin
Freeze a piece against a higher one.
7233 puzzles
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Skewer
Attack a piece; what runs is yours.
2420 puzzles
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Discovered Attack
Move one piece; another lands the punch.
6206 puzzles
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Sacrifice
Give up material for a winning attack.
9405 puzzles
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Game phase
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Tàn cuộc
King-and-pawn, rook endings, the basics.
49054 puzzles
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Opening Tactics
Punish a known opening mistake.
5413 puzzles
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