Free checkmate puzzles for every level, from your first mate in 1 to long combinations rated over 2000. Pick a number of moves, a level or a theme. Every puzzle shows a full board, a hint and the answer in standard notation and in plain words.
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78hgfedcbaWhite: king d4, knight c3, pawn e3. Black: king d6, bishop e4, pawns d5 and c6.
Your pawn moves first, with check.
1... c5#
Based on Lichess puzzle 00HPz (CC0)
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5678hgfedcbaWhite: king e1, rook h4. Black: king e6, queen d3, pawn e3.
Your queen moves first, with check.
1... Qd2+ 2. Kf1 Qf2#
Based on Lichess puzzle 0Flga (CC0)
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54321abcdefghWhite: king e1, queen g6, knight f3. Black: king f8, bishop g7, pawn e7.
Your knight moves first, and it is not a check.
1. Ng5 Kg8 2. Kf1 Kh8 3. Qh7#
Based on Lichess puzzle Q9iUm (CC0)
654321abcdefghWhite: king c6, rook h6, knight d6. Black: king e7, pawn f7.
Your knight moves first, with check.
1. Nf5+ Kf8 2. Rh8#
Based on Lichess puzzle 070ry (CC0)
Yes. Every puzzle on this site is free, with its answer. The Bible Chess app for iPhone has hundreds more, free to play.
Most are positions from real games played on Lichess, from its open puzzle database (CC0). Each solution has been checked move by move: there is exactly one winning first move.
The side to move can force checkmate in two moves, whatever the opponent does. Mate in 1 is a single move, mate in 3 takes three, and so on.
Solve a few every day, start with the easy ones, and always read the answer, even when you got it right. Speed comes from seeing the same patterns again and again.
