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Phases
Opening২২৪,১৩২
A tactic during the first phase of the game.Middlegame১,৯১৫,৬৫৫
A tactic during the second phase of the game.Endgame১,৮৭৮,৬২০
A tactic during the last phase of the game.Rook endgame১৯১,০১৪
An endgame with only rooks and pawns.Bishop endgame৪৭,৯৪৮
An endgame with only bishops and pawns.Pawn endgame১১৮,০৯৭
An endgame with only pawns.Knight endgame৩০,৩৫৫
An endgame with only knights and pawns.Queen endgame৩৮,২০১
An endgame with only queens and pawns.Queen and Rook২৬,৫৪৮
An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.By game openingMore »
Sicilian Defense১৪৪,৭৩২
French Defense৫৯,৭৬২
Queen's Pawn Game৫২,১৬৮
Italian Game৫১,৫৯৭
Caro-Kann Defense৪৫,৩৭৫
Scandinavian Defense৩৬,১৮২
Queen's Gambit Declined৩৪,৯৭৮
English Opening২৯,২২৯
Ruy Lopez২৯,১৫৫
Indian Defense২৪,৯৪১
Scotch Game২৪,৮১৭
Russian Game২০,০৯৬
Motifs
Advanced pawn২২১,৫৮২
One of your pawns is deep into the opponent position, maybe threatening to promote.Attacking f2 or f7২৪,২৪৯
An attack focusing on the f2 or f7 pawn, such as in the fried liver opening.Capture the defender৩২,৬২৮
Removing a piece that is critical to defence of another piece, allowing the now undefended piece to be captured on a following move.Discovered attack২২২,৬০৫
Moving a piece (such as a knight), that previously blocked an attack by a long range piece (such as a rook), out of the way of that piece.Double check১৯,৩০০
Checking with two pieces at once, as a result of a discovered attack where both the moving piece and the unveiled piece attack the opponent's king.Exposed king১০৯,৬৮০
A tactic involving a king with few defenders around it, often leading to checkmate.Fork৫৬৪,৯০১
A move where the moved piece attacks two opponent pieces at once.Hanging piece১৭০,২৩৪
A tactic involving an opponent piece being undefended or insufficiently defended and free to capture.Kingside attack৩১২,৮১১
An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the king side.Pin২৫২,০৭০
A tactic involving pins, where a piece is unable to move without revealing an attack on a higher value piece.Queenside attack৫৩,৮৭৬
An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the queen side.Sacrifice২৮১,৮৫০
A tactic involving giving up material in the short-term, to gain an advantage again after a forced sequence of moves.Skewer৮৮,৫০৬
A motif involving a high value piece being attacked, moving out the way, and allowing a lower value piece behind it to be captured or attacked, the inverse of a pin.Trapped piece৫৬,৩৯৮
A piece is unable to escape capture as it has limited moves.Advanced
Attraction১৩৬,১২০
An exchange or sacrifice encouraging or forcing an opponent piece to a square that allows a follow-up tactic.Clearance৫৩,৫৯৯
A move, often with tempo, that clears a square, file or diagonal for a follow-up tactical idea.Defensive move২৪১,৯৫৮
A precise move or sequence of moves that is needed to avoid losing material or another advantage.Deflection১৬৮,৩৪৪
A move that distracts an opponent piece from another duty that it performs, such as guarding a key square. Sometimes also called "overloading".Interference১৫,৬৭৭
Moving a piece between two opponent pieces to leave one or both opponent pieces undefended, such as a knight on a defended square between two rooks.Intermezzo৫৫,৫০৯
Instead of playing the expected move, first interpose another move posing an immediate threat that the opponent must answer. Also known as "Zwischenzug" or "In between".Quiet move১৫৬,৮৬১
A move that does neither make a check or capture, nor an immediate threat to capture, but does prepare a more hidden unavoidable threat for a later move.X-Ray attack১৩,৫১৬
A piece attacks or defends a square, through an enemy piece.Zugzwang৩৩,৮৫৯
The opponent is limited in the moves they can make, and all moves worsen their position.Mates
Checkmate১,০১৯,৭৩১
Win the game with style.Mate in 1৪১৩,৩২৫
Deliver checkmate in one move.Mate in 2৪৭০,৯২৬
Deliver checkmate in two moves.Mate in 3১১৫,১৯০
Deliver checkmate in three moves.Mate in 4১৬,৬৩৭
Deliver checkmate in four moves.Mate in 5 or more৩,৬৫৩
Figure out a long mating sequence.Anastasia's mate৪,০৯৮
A knight and rook or queen team up to trap the opposing king between the side of the board and a friendly piece.Arabian mate৩,৯৮৯
A knight and a rook team up to trap the opposing king on a corner of the board.Back rank mate১২৩,৫৯৪
Checkmate the king on the home rank, when it is trapped there by its own pieces.Boden's mate১,৬৭১
Two attacking bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.Double bishop mate১,৭৪৭
Two attacking bishops on adjacent diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.Dovetail mate২,০৪৪
A queen delivers mate to an adjacent king, whose only two escape squares are obstructed by friendly pieces.Hook mate৫,৭০২
Checkmate with a rook, knight, and pawn along with one enemy pawn to limit the enemy king's escape.Smothered mate১১,৮৩৯
A checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because it is surrounded (or smothered) by its own pieces.Special moves
Castling২,০৭৬
Bring the king to safety, and deploy the rook for attack.En passant৫,৮০৯
A tactic involving the en passant rule, where a pawn can capture an opponent pawn that has bypassed it using its initial two-square move.Promotion৮৪,০২৭
Promote one of your pawn to a queen or minor piece.Underpromotion৭২৮
Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.Goals
Equality৪৩,০১০
Come back from a losing position, and secure a draw or a balanced position. (eval ≤ 200cp)Advantage১,১৯৬,৩৭৯
Seize your chance to get a decisive advantage. (200cp ≤ eval ≤ 600cp)Crushing১,৭০৯,৩৮৩
Spot the opponent blunder to obtain a crushing advantage. (eval ≥ 600cp)Checkmate১,০১৯,৭৩১
Win the game with style.Lengths
One-move puzzle৪৬০,৫৮৫
A puzzle that is only one move long.Short puzzle২,২০৫,০৮৪
Two moves to win.Long puzzle৯৮৬,৫৪৫
Three moves to win.Very long puzzle৩১৬,২৯২
Four moves or more to win.Origin
Master games২৭২,৮০১
Puzzles from games played by titled players.Master vs Master games২৫,৩৭৮
Puzzles from games between two titled players.Super GM games২,৩৪৪
Puzzles from games played by the best players in the world.Player games
Lookup puzzles generated from your games, or from another player's games.These puzzles are in the public domain, and can be downloaded from database.lichess.org.