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Hanging Pieces
White to move. Click the enemy piece that's hanging — one where capturing wins material free. Endless puzzles.
What "hanging" means
A piece is hanging when you can capture it and come out ahead in material. Usually that means it has zero defenders — or fewer defenders than attackers, or the cheapest attacker is worth less than the piece itself.
A knight defended by the king is NOT hanging if a queen attacks it: the king can recapture, and losing a queen for a knight is a bad trade.
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