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Middlegame Chess Tactics

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MateBeginner Italian Game Blackburne-Kostic Gambit Mate Puzzle — Black to Move | #0BESX Black to move · Rating 1024 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1024Solve puzzle → AdvantageIntermediate Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation Advantage Puzzle — Black to Move | #0BD9K Black to move · Rating 1369 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1369Solve puzzle → AttractionAdvanced Queens Gambit Declined Traditional Variation Attraction Puzzle — Black to Move | #0BEJ8 Black to move · Rating 1672 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1672Solve puzzle → AdvantageAdvanced Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted Ryder Gambit Advantage Puzzle — White to Move | #0BBHB White to move · Rating 1638 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1638Solve puzzle → MateAdvanced Sicilian Defense Kan Variation Mate Puzzle — White to Move | #0BC4V White to move · Rating 1603 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1603Solve puzzle → AdvantageIntermediate Zukertort Opening Sicilian Invitation Advantage Puzzle — Black to Move | #0B8TL Black to move · Rating 1597 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1597Solve puzzle → AdvantageIntermediate Queens Pawn Game Chigorin Variation Advantage Puzzle — Black to Move | #0BAYV Black to move · Rating 1427 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1427Solve puzzle → CrushingIntermediate Sicilian Defense Pin Variation Crushing Puzzle — White to Move | #0B45I White to move · Rating 1162 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1162Solve puzzle → MateIntermediate Italian Game Two Knights Defense Mate Puzzle — White to Move | #0B49K White to move · Rating 1353 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1353Solve puzzle → AdvantageBeginner Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack Advantage Puzzle — Black to Move | #0B3US Black to move · Rating 1004 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1004Solve puzzle → AdvantageIntermediate Sicilian Defense Staunton-Cochrane Variation Advantage Puzzle — White to Move | #0B2JD White to move · Rating 1506 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1506Solve puzzle → Attacking F 2f 7Intermediate Sicilian Defense Other variations Attacking F 2f 7 Puzzle — White to Move | #0B0YH White to move · Rating 1273 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1273Solve puzzle → CrushingAdvanced Sicilian Defense Other variations Crushing Puzzle — White to Move | #0B1EB White to move · Rating 1735 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1735Solve puzzle → AttractionIntermediate Caro-Kann Defense Advance Variation Attraction Puzzle — Black to Move | #0AXZP Black to move · Rating 1162 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1162Solve puzzle → Kingside AttackIntermediate Queens Gambit Accepted Showalter Variation Kingside Attack Puzzle — Black to Move | #0AZY6 Black to move · Rating 1241 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1241Solve puzzle → AdvantageIntermediate Caro-Kann Defense Other variations Advantage Puzzle — White to Move | #0AXM9 White to move · Rating 1193 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1193Solve puzzle → CrushingIntermediate French Defense Wing Gambit Crushing Puzzle — White to Move | #0AWKU White to move · Rating 1324 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1324Solve puzzle → CrushingBeginner English Opening Anglo-Indian Defense Crushing Puzzle — White to Move | #0ATT6 White to move · Rating 967 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 967Solve puzzle → AdvantageAdvanced Owen Defense Other variations Advantage Puzzle — White to Move | #0AUJU White to move · Rating 1880 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1880Solve puzzle → Kingside AttackBeginner Owen Defense Other variations Kingside Attack Puzzle — White to Move | #0ATF4 White to move · Rating 900 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 900Solve puzzle → CrushingAdvanced Nimzowitsch Defense Scandinavian Variation Crushing Puzzle — White to Move | #0ARVG White to move · Rating 1625 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1625Solve puzzle → DeflectionIntermediate French Defense Other variations Deflection Puzzle — Black to Move | #0ATTO Black to move · Rating 1146 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1146Solve puzzle → MateAdvanced Zukertort Opening Other variations Mate Puzzle — White to Move | #0AQM2 White to move · Rating 1715 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 1715Solve puzzle → ForkBeginner Scotch Game Lolli Variation Fork Puzzle — Black to Move | #0AMXK Black to move · Rating 816 Goal: Find the best tactical continuation Rated 816Solve puzzle →