Chess Puzzles by GMs Blog

The 'pin' tactic - 10 examples. The color of the corner disk indicates who moves first. More examples of this tactic can be found here.

Here are 10 'mate in 3' puzzles that contain a rook sacrifice on the first or second move. The color of the corner disk indicates who moves first. More sacrifice puzzles can be found here.

 The entrapment tactic - 8 examples. The color of the corner disk indicates who moves first. More examples of this tactic can be found here.