Kingside attack puzzles
These puzzles start with pieces aimed at a king that has castled short. The solution usually breaks open the pawn cover on the f, g or h file.
Try one
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White to move. Find the best move.
White mates in 2 moves. Puzzle rating 1284.
How to spot it
Count attackers against defenders near the king. With three or more pieces pointing at it, a sacrifice on h7, g7 or f7 is worth calculating.
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