96 PUZZLES
Pins
64 absolute pins and 32 relative pins: identify what the pinned piece must protect.
BOOK 03
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CHESS HUNTER · BOOK 3
Pins & Skewers
240 Chess Puzzles
Discover how the alignment of pieces creates tactical opportunities. Exploit pins, follow through on skewers and prepare the line before striking.
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240 puzzles109 pages8.5 × 11 inches
INSIDE THE BOOK
Three focused parts.
Players who recognize basic captures and checks and want to understand line tactics.
80 PUZZLES
Skewers
48 king-front skewers and 32 other skewers: force the front target away.
64 PUZZLES
Prepare & combine
Create pins and skewers through forcing preparation.
WHAT YOU PRACTISE
Read the line.
- Read ranks, files and diagonals
- Identify the duty of a pinned piece
- Create useful piece alignments
REAL PAGES FROM THE WORKBOOK
Take a closer look.
Preview a practice page, a solutions page and the achievement certificate. Select a page to enlarge it.
A CLEAR ROUTE TO ACHIEVEMENT
Practice. Review. Return.
Write your continuation before looking at the answer. Use the checked solution to understand the result, then record whether you solved independently, used help or need a retry.
Earn the certificate by reaching 72/96, 60/80 and 48/64 independent solves—75% in each part.
Solutions show checked illustrative lines. Other sound defenses can change the continuation. Test the replies and calculate to the end.
