Puzzle Themes
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Phases
Байбихьи372
A tactic during the first phase of the game.
БакьулъхӀай1,739
A tactic during the second phase of the game.
АхирхӀай889
A tactic during the last phase of the game.
Хъалаялъул ахирхӀай45
An endgame with only rooks and pawns.
Пилалъул ахирхӀай8
An endgame with only bishops and pawns.
Пешкаялъул ахирхӀай4
An endgame with only pawns.
Чол ахирхӀай6
An endgame with only knights and pawns.
Къиралалъул ахирхӀай8
An endgame with only queens and pawns.
Къирилайги хъалаги9
An endgame with only queens, rooks and pawns.By openingsЦоги »
Motifs
ЦӀебетӀураб пешка83
One of your pawns is deep into the opponent position, maybe threatening to promote.
Attacking f2 or f713
An attack focusing on the f2 or f7 pawn, such as in the fried liver opening.
ЦӀунулеб чӀвай42
Removing a piece that is critical to defence of another piece, allowing the now undefended piece to be captured on a following move.
Discovered attack236
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 check5
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 king56
A tactic involving a king with few defenders around it, often leading to checkmate.
ГӀучӀ705
A move where the moved piece attacks two opponent pieces at once.
ЦӀуничӀеб кесек184
A tactic involving an opponent piece being undefended or insufficiently defended and free to capture.
Къирасул рахъалда тӀадекӀанцӀи148
An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the king side.
Бухьин199
A tactic involving pins, where a piece is unable to move without revealing an attack on a higher value piece.
Къиралалъул рахъалда тӀадекӀанцӀи25
An attack of the opponent's king, after they castled on the queen side.
Къурбан114
A tactic involving giving up material in the short-term, to gain an advantage again after a forced sequence of moves.
Skewer94
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 piece82
A piece is unable to escape capture as it has limited moves.ЦӀебетӀураб
ЦӀай73
An exchange or sacrifice encouraging or forcing an opponent piece to a square that allows a follow-up tactic.
Clearance30
A move, often with tempo, that clears a square, file or diagonal for a follow-up tactical idea.
Collinear move0
Two opposing pieces face each other, and one slides along the line of attack without capturing the enemy piece.
Discovered check0
Move a piece to reveal a check from a hidden attacking piece, which often leads to a decisive advantage.
ЦӀунулеб хъурщи116
A precise move or sequence of moves that is needed to avoid losing material or another advantage.
НахъчӀвай117
A move that distracts an opposing piece from another duty that it performs, such as guarding a key square. Sometimes also called "overloading".
Interference17
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.
Intermezzo87
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 move73
A move that does not check, capture, or create an immediate threat to capture. Instead, it prepares a hidden and unavoidable threat for a later move.
Ренген9
A piece attacks or defends a square, through an enemy piece.
Цугцванг1
The opponent is limited in the moves they can make, and all moves worsen their position.Матал
Мат180
Берцинго бергьа.1 хъурщиялъ мат0
Deliver checkmate in one move.2 хъурщиялъ мат138
Deliver checkmate in two moves.3 хъурщиялъ мат35
Deliver checkmate in three moves.4 хъурщиялъ мат7
Deliver checkmate in four moves.5 яги цӀикӀкӀун хъурщиялъ мат0
Figure out a long mating sequence.Mate themes
Анастасиял мат2
A knight and rook or queen team up to trap the opposing king between the side of the board and a friendly piece.
ГӀараб мат0
A knight and a rook team up to trap the opposing king on a corner of the board.
Ахирисеб мухъалда мат40
Checkmate the king on the home rank, when it is trapped there by its own pieces.
Balestra mate0
A bishop delivers the checkmate, while a queen blocks the remaining escape squares
Blind Swine mate0
Two rooks team up to mate the king in an area of 2 by 2 squares.
Боденил мат0
Two attacking bishops on criss-crossing diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.
Corner mate0
Confine the king to the corner using a rook or queen and a knight to engage the checkmate.
Double bishop mate1
Two attacking bishops on adjacent diagonals deliver mate to a king obstructed by friendly pieces.
Dovetail mate0
A queen delivers mate to an adjacent king, whose only two escape squares are obstructed by friendly pieces.
Epaulette mate0
Two adjacent escape squares for a checked king are occupied by other pieces.
Гьук мат1
Checkmate with a rook, knight, and pawn along with one enemy pawn to limit the enemy king's escape.
Kill box mate0
A rook is next to the enemy king and supported by a queen that also blocks the king's escape squares. The rook and the queen catch the enemy king in a 3 by 3 "kill box".
Pillsbury's mate0
The rook delivers checkmate, while the bishop helps to confine it.
Morphy's mate0
Use the bishop to check the king, while your rook helps to confine it.
Opera mate0
Check the king with a rook and use a bishop to defend the rook.
Swallow's tail mate0
A checkmate pattern that visually resembles the appearance of a swallow’s tail, similar to a V shape.
Triangle mate0
The queen and rook, one square away from the enemy king, are on the same rank or file, separated by one square, forming a triangle.
Vuković mate0
A rook and knight team up to mate the king. The rook delivers mate while supported by a third piece, and the knight is used to block the king's escape squares.
Smothered mate2
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.БатӀиял хъурщиял
Рокировка4
Къирал хӀинкъи гьечӀеб бакӀалдеги лъе, хъала тӀадекӀанцӀизеги хӀадуре.
En passant rights4
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.
Promotion44
Promote one of your pawn to a queen or minor piece.
Underpromotion2
Promotion to a knight, bishop, or rook.Мурадал
Бащалъи347
Come back from a losing position, and secure a draw or a balanced position. (eval ≤ 200cp)
ТӀокӀлъи1,533
Seize your chance to get a decisive advantage. (200cp ≤ eval ≤ 600cp)
Щущазаби940
Spot the opponent blunder to obtain a crushing advantage. (eval ≥ 600cp)Мат180
Берцинго бергьа.Халалъи
Цо хъурщиялъул масъала0
A puzzle that is only one move long.
Къокъаб масъала2,261
Бергьине, кӀиго хъурщи.
Long puzzle555
Бергьине, лъабго хъурщи.
ЦӀакъ халатаб масъала184
Бергьине, ункъо яги цӀикӀкӀун хъурщи.Origin
Устарзабазул хӀаял18
Puzzles from games played by titled players.
Master vs Master games0
Puzzles from games between two titled players.
Super GM games0
Puzzles from games played by the best players in the world.
ХӀалесул хӀаял
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