Exposed king puzzles
84 free exposed king puzzles from real games, rated 922 to 2369. Solve them on the board below; your accuracy feeds your weakness map.
What is a exposed king?
When a king loses its pawn cover, checks come from every direction and pieces get forked with the king. These puzzles train you to convert that exposure into mate or decisive material.
The pattern to absorb is that a bare king makes every check potentially a fork.
Common mistake
Giving random checks that chase the king to safety.
How to spot it
Count open lines leading to the enemy king.
Queen checks that also attack a loose piece are frequent winners.
Bring one more attacker before going for mate if the king can still run.
Related themes
- Attraction (decoy)Drag a piece onto a fatal square.
- ClearanceClear a square or line for another piece.
- InterferenceCut the line between two enemy pieces.
- X-ray attackAttack or defend through another piece.
- ZugzwangEvery move makes it worse.
Let the adaptive drill find your weakest pattern
Puzzles: Lichess puzzle database (CC0), filtered for popularity and play count. See how Weakspot works.