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Chess Moment · Puzzles

Pins

A pinned piece cannot move without exposing something worse behind it. Twelve positions that create a pin, or punish one already on the board.

12 positions · Rated 460 to 1999, easiest first.

The lesson behind it: Pins and skewers

Position 1 · White to move

Rating: 460

Show the solution
  1. YouRe4-e8

Open this position on a board

FEN: rn4k1/1b3rpp/1q6/ppp5/4R3/PBN2N2/1PP2KPP/R1B5 w - - 0 16

Position 2 · Black to move

Rating: 942

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  1. YouNg5-f3
  2. OpponentKg1-h1
  3. YouQg6xg2

Open this position on a board

FEN: R7/ppQ3pk/5pqp/6n1/8/2N1P2b/PP3PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 24

Position 3 · Black to move

Rating: 1123

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  1. YouRd8-h8
  2. OpponentQh7xh8
  3. YouQe5xh8

Open this position on a board

FEN: 2kr4/p3n2Q/2p5/1p2qp2/1P6/PB2P3/2P2PP1/5R1K b - - 0 27

Position 4 · White to move

Rating: 1225

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  1. YouBb5-c4
  2. OpponentQd5xc4
  3. Youb3xc4

Open this position on a board

FEN: r5nr/pppb1kpp/5p2/1B1q4/3Pp3/1P6/P2P1PPP/RN1Q1RK1 w - - 0 13

Position 5 · Black to move

Rating: 1316

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  1. YouQh4xh3
  2. OpponentKh1-g1
  3. YouQh3xg2

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FEN: 6k1/5ppp/p1p5/3b4/2PQ1P1q/7P/PP4P1/5R1K b - - 0 28

Position 6 · Black to move

Rating: 1443

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  1. YouQe3xh3
  2. OpponentKh1-g1
  3. YouQh3xg2

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FEN: 3Rrk2/p4p1B/1pb1pQ2/4Pp2/8/2P1q2P/PP4P1/3R3K b - - 9 28

Position 7 · White to move

Rating: 1539

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  1. YouRd1-e1
  2. OpponentQf7-g7
  3. YouRe1-e7

Open this position on a board

FEN: 3Q4/1pp2q1k/p2p2p1/3P1p1p/1P3P1P/r7/2K3P1/3R4 w - - 0 34

Position 8 · White to move

Rating: 1638

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  1. YouQf5-g4
  2. OpponentKg8-f8
  3. YouQg4xg7

Open this position on a board

FEN: r2qr1k1/pb1n1pbp/1p6/2ppPQ2/8/2P1P1R1/PP1N2PP/R1B3K1 w - - 1 20

Position 9 · White to move

Rating: 1715

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  1. YouBe3-d4
  2. OpponentQb2-a3
  3. YouBd4xf6

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FEN: 1rr3k1/p4ppp/5n2/3p1b2/8/4BBQ1/Pq3PP1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 22

Position 10 · White to move

Rating: 1819

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  1. YouQf3xf6
  2. OpponentRh8-f8
  3. YouQf6-g7

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FEN: r1bqk2r/ppppb2p/2n2np1/6N1/3p4/5Q2/PPP2PPP/RNB1R1K1 w kq - 2 13

Position 11 · White to move

Rating: 1904

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  1. YouRg1-g7
  2. OpponentKf7xg7
  3. YouQf5xe6

Open this position on a board

FEN: 7r/5k2/2p1qb2/3p1Q2/4p3/1PP5/1P3P2/2K3R1 w - - 2 33

Position 12 · White to move

Rating: 1999

Show the solution
  1. YouBc1-b2
  2. OpponentBe7-f6
  3. YouQh5xg5

Open this position on a board

FEN: rn1q1r2/ppp1bbkp/8/3n2pQ/2B1Np2/1P1P4/P1P3PP/R1B2R1K w - - 1 15

Where these positions come from

Positions come from the Lichess puzzle database, dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Player names and game links are not retained. https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles