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Exposed King puzzles

An exposed king has no pawn shelter and pays for it in checks. These puzzles punish the missing luft and the open files with attacking sequences that end in mate or decisive material.

67 puzzles available · average rating 1846 · range 984–2583.

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#alTwp rating 1668

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♟♟♚♟♟♟♛♟♟♟♛♞♟♚♜♟♟♜a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1

#IMOHl rating 1680

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#VYAx4 rating 1697

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#FRaZ3 rating 1823

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#o6HT0 rating 2165

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#YW7pI rating 1595

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#ajkWL rating 1371

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#P17Ki rating 1185

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♜♜♚♛♟♝♟♟♝♟♟♚♟♟♟♝♛♜♞a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1

#dd3vD rating 2210

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♛♟♚♟♟♞♟♟♟♟♝♟♚a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1

#TNecw rating 984

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♚♟♟♜♟♝♚a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1

#zup8s rating 1502

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#Hqxqs rating 1711

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