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Hanging piece puzzles

33 puzzles, from easiest to hardest. Check every enemy piece: is one of them simply undefended? The idea is explained with diagrams in our guide.

Puzzle #1: White to move and win material.♝︎♜︎♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♚︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#1 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #4: White to move and win material.♜︎♞︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♞︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♝︎♜︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#4 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #7: White to move and win material.♛︎♛︎♚︎♚︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#7 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #10: White to move and win material.♜︎♜︎♚︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♜︎♚︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#10 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #13: White to move and win material.♜︎♞︎♛︎♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♞︎♜︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#13 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #16: White to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♝︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♚︎♜︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#16 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #22: White to move and win material.♟︎♟︎♚︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♜︎♟︎♜︎♚︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#22 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #25: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♝︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♞︎♝︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#25 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #28: White to move and win material.♝︎♟︎♝︎♚︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♚︎♜︎♜︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#28 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #31: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♚︎♞︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#31 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #34: Black to move and win material.♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♞︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♞︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♚︎♞︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#34 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #37: Black to move and win material.♚︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♛︎♝︎♜︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#37 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #40: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♝︎♟︎♝︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♜︎♛︎♚︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#40 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #43: Black to move and win material.♜︎♞︎♛︎♚︎♝︎♞︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♞︎♝︎♚︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#43 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #46: Black to move and win material.♜︎♝︎♚︎♝︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♞︎♛︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♞︎♚︎♞︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#46 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #52: Black to move and win material.♚︎♜︎♝︎♜︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♚︎♜︎♝︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#52 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #55: White to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♜︎♝︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♟︎♜︎♚︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#55 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #61: Black to move and win material.♜︎♞︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♝︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♛︎♚︎♝︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#61 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #64: White to move and win material.♟︎♚︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♜︎♟︎♜︎♚︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#64 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #67: Black to move and win material.♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♝︎♞︎♝︎♞︎♟︎♞︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♛︎♚︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#67 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #70: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♝︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♞︎♝︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#70 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #73: Black to move and win material.♚︎♞︎♟︎♜︎♜︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#73 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #79: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♝︎♛︎♟︎♜︎♟︎♛︎♞︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#79 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #82: Black to move and win material.♜︎♛︎♚︎♝︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♞︎♞︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♜︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#82 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #88: White to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♝︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♞︎♝︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♞︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#88 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #91: White to move and win material.♚︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♝︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♚︎♜︎a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
#91 · White to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #94: Black to move and win material.♜︎♞︎♚︎♝︎♞︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♞︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♚︎♞︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#94 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #97: Black to move and win material.♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♞︎♟︎♜︎♛︎♝︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#97 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 700
Puzzle #17: Black to move and win material.♜︎♛︎♚︎♝︎♞︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♝︎♝︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♞︎♝︎♛︎♚︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#17 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 1300
Puzzle #33: Black to move and win material.♜︎♞︎♝︎♜︎♚︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♝︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♞︎♟︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♛︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#33 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 1300
Puzzle #66: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♝︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♜︎♟︎♛︎♞︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♚︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#66 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 1300
Puzzle #72: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♜︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♞︎♞︎♟︎♝︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♛︎♟︎♟︎♝︎♜︎♚︎♞︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#72 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 1300
Puzzle #84: Black to move and win material.♜︎♚︎♛︎♜︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♞︎♛︎♜︎♝︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♟︎♚︎♜︎h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
#84 · Black to move and win material.
rating ≈ 1300