Position 1 · White to move
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- You
Qe2-e8 - Opponent
Rd8xe8 - You
Re1xe8
FEN: 3r2k1/1pp2pp1/2n2q1p/p7/P6P/2P5/1PB1QPP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 30
Chess Moment · Puzzles
Sacrifices
Give material to get something worth more. Twelve positions where the strongest move on the board is the one that hands a piece over.
The lesson behind it: Checks, captures, threats
Position 2 · White to move
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- You
Qf2-f8 - Opponent
Ra8xf8 - You
Rf1xf8
FEN: r5k1/p2q2pp/2pB4/2Pp4/4p1rn/1P4N1/P4Q2/R4RK1 w - - 0 29
Position 3 · Black to move
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Qf2xh2 - Opponent
Kh3xg4 - You
Qh2-h5
FEN: 6k1/6bp/4N1p1/3BPr2/3P1Bn1/1Q4PK/1P3q1P/8 b - - 4 31
Position 4 · White to move
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Qe7xf8 - Opponent
Kg8xf8 - You
Rc1-c8
FEN: 5rk1/p3Qp1p/4pPp1/1p2q3/8/3p4/P6P/2R4K w - - 0 37
Position 5 · White to move
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Rh3xh6 - Opponent
Kh7xh6 - You
Qf7-h5
FEN: 8/p4Qpk/3p3p/3P4/PpP3P1/1P5R/2q1r1r1/5R1K w - - 5 34
Position 6 · Black to move
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Qc2xd1 - Opponent
Bf3xd1 - You
Re8-e1
FEN: 4r1k1/1p3ppp/p7/2b3Q1/2b4B/2P2B2/PPq2PPP/3R2K1 b - - 5 27
Position 7 · White to move
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Rb5-a5 - Opponent
Ka6xa5 - You
Qc6-b5
FEN: 1r5r/8/kpQP3p/1R2p3/P1R2p1n/8/4bqP1/7K w - - 2 39
Position 8 · White to move
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Ra2-a8 - Opponent
Bb7xa8 - You
Ra1xa8
FEN: 1k4r1/1bp2r2/1p1qp3/4n2p/3PB3/2P5/R3Q1PP/R5K1 w - - 0 29
Position 9 · White to move
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- You
Rg3xg6 - Opponent
f7xg6 - You
Rg1xg6
FEN: r3r1k1/1p1b1p2/p2q1bp1/3pp2Q/2pP4/2P1PBR1/PP1B1K1P/6R1 w - - 4 26
Position 10 · Black to move
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Qa2xd2 - Opponent
Qd1xd2 - You
Ra8-a1
FEN: rnR5/1p1pkp1p/4p3/8/8/2b5/q2NPPPP/3QKBNR b K - 2 13
Position 11 · White to move
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- You
Qe4xc6 - Opponent
b7xc6 - You
Bf1xa6
FEN: 2k1rb1r/1p1n1ppp/p1p5/B3P3/3PQP2/6P1/q6P/1R3B1K w - - 6 29
Position 12 · White to move
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Nc3xd5 - Opponent
e6xd5 - You
Be5-d6
FEN: 2rq1b1r/pp1bk1p1/4p1Q1/n2pB1pn/3P4/2N1P3/PP3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 16
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