Chess sacrifice puzzles
You give up material on purpose, because what you get back (mate, or more material) is worth more.
A real sacrifice is calculated: check the forcing line all the way to the end before you give up the piece.
8 real puzzles from games on Lichess, easiest first, rated 564 to 2779. The course has 2,557 sacrifices puzzles in all.
Puzzle 1 · rated 564
Black just played Ra8. White to move.
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33. Qd8+ Rxd8 34. Rxd8#
Puzzle 2 · rated 1290
Black just played Qxc3. White to move.
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25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qf6#
Puzzle 3 · rated 1585
White just played Rad1. Black to move.
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35... Rxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Nxf2#
Puzzle 4 · rated 1795
White just played Nd6. Black to move.
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23... Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rh5#
Puzzle 5 · rated 1991
Black just played Qxd4. White to move.
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21. Qxc6+ bxc6 22. Ba6#
Puzzle 6 · rated 2183
White just played Nd6+. Black to move.
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12... Nf3+ 13. Kh1 Qg1+ 14. Rxg1 Nf2#
Puzzle 7 · rated 2375
Black just played Nxa1. White to move.
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21. Qxc7+ Kxc7 22. Bf4+ e5 23. Bxe5#
Puzzle 8 · rated 2779
Black just played Kg7. White to move.
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22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Rg1 Rxf5 24. Nxf5+
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Puzzles from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Every line was replayed move by move by the course's rules engine. Part of Chess Path, a free chess course. Free coach for your Chess.com and Lichess games.