Chess tactics
Chess Tactics Trainer: Puzzles by Theme and Rating
Learn the tactical motifs that decide most games, then drill them free in your browser. Each motif guide below explains the pattern with worked examples; the interactive trainer matches puzzles to your rating. New to tactics? Start with forks and back-rank mates.
What is in the training set?
- Puzzle records
- 1,445
- Primary collection (trainer / mate-only)
- 1,225 / 220
- Rating (Q1 / median / Q3)
- 1066 / 1396 / 1773
- Solution length (Q1 / median / Q3)
- 3 / 3 / 5 plies
- Most frequent source tags
- Endgame 767 · Mate 645 · Middlegame 501 · Crushing 419 · Advantage 371
These totals describe LibreChess’s current local puzzle set. They are not a survey of how often motifs occur in all games, and puzzle ratings should be read as relative difficulty within a solving pool rather than a direct estimate of over-the-board playing strength.
Tactical motifs explained
- Crushing (419)
- Advantage (371)
- Mate in 2 (247)
- Mate in 1 (237)
- Fork (146)
- Mate in 3 (109)
- Deflection (84)
- Discovered Attack (76)
- Attraction (68)
- Defensive Move (57)
- Pin (47)
- Exposed King (45)
- Quiet Move (38)
- Hanging Piece (34)
- Back Rank Mate (27)
- Promotion (22)
- Sacrifice (19)
- Skewer (17)
- Double Check (13)
- Trapped Piece (8)
Browse by rating
- Beginner tactics under 800 (97)
- Easy tactics from 800 to 999 (182)
- Club tactics from 1000 to 1199 (235)
- Intermediate tactics from 1200 to 1399 (210)
- Intermediate tactics from 1400 to 1599 (194)
- Advanced tactics from 1600 to 1799 (177)
- Advanced tactics from 1800 to 1999 (175)
- Expert tactics from 2000 to 2199 (124)
- Tactics rated 2200+ (51)