Exposed king

An exposed king has lost its pawn cover, or it has wandered into the center. The tactic uses checks to drive it further out, or to pick up pieces while the king runs.

When the king has no pawn shield, every check is also a move in a mating net. Calculate the checks before the captures.

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Puzzle rating 931 · played 2,322 times in the source set

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