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Printable Double check Puzzles

Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.

Printable worksheet

12 double check puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key

A double check delivers check from two pieces at once — the moving piece and the unmasked piece behind it. Blocking or capturing cannot answer both, so the king must move, which makes double checks the engine of many forced mates.

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Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.

Double check — chess puzzle worksheet Name: ______________   Date: ______________
♜♝♛♚♝♜
♟♟♞♟♟
♟♟♟
♙♘
♙♙♙♕♙♙♙
♖♔♗♘♖
#1 · white to move · rating 614
♟
♝♙♟♙
♟♟♗
♚♞♔
♙
♕
#2 · black to move · rating 1092
♕♗♚
♛♟♟♟
♟
♟
♘
♙♞♙
♙♙
♔
#3 · black to move · rating 1325
♜♚
♛♟♟
♟♟♖♜
♘♟
♙♗♞
♙♙♙
♖♔
#4 · white to move · rating 1455
♜♛♜
♟♝♟♚
♟♟♟♟
♞♙
♘
♙♕
♙♙♙
♖♖♔
#5 · white to move · rating 1613
♜♛♜♚
♟♟♟
♟♝♟♟
♘
♞♗
♕♙
♙♙♙♙
♖♖♔
#6 · white to move · rating 1767
♜♚♜
♟♟♝♛♟♟♟
♗
♗♝♟♞♕
♘
♙♙♙♙♙♙
♖♔♘♖
#7 · black to move · rating 1907
♜♚
♟♛♟♟♟
♟♜
♟♞♗
♙
♙♙
♙♕♙♙
♖♖♔
#8 · black to move · rating 2039
♚♜
♟♟♟♟
♛♟
♙♞♘
♙♟
♗♜♙
♙♙♕♖♔
♖
#9 · black to move · rating 2170
♜♛♚♞♜
♟♝♟♟♟
♟♞♝♟♟
♘
♙
♘♗♗
♙♙♙♙♙
♖♕♖♔
#10 · white to move · rating 2306
♜♜♚
♟♝♛♟
♟♟♙
♟♙
♗♞♖
♙♘
♙♙♘♔
♖♕
#11 · black to move · rating 2569
♜♝♛
♟♟♝♜♚
♟♟
♟♙♟♟
♙♕♙♙♗
♙♙♙♔
♖♖
#12 · white to move · rating 2795

Answer key

  1. #1 (puzzle 0Krgd): Nd6#
  2. #2 (puzzle 01Z8E): Nf4+ → Kg3 → Ne2+ → Kg2 → Nxg1
  3. #3 (puzzle 0DogY): Nf2+ → Kg1 → Nh3+ → Kf1 → Qf2#
  4. #4 (puzzle 09iNz): Re8#
  5. #5 (puzzle 07Wce): Ne6+ → Kg8 → Qg7#
  6. #6 (puzzle 0QacW): Ne7+ → Kh8 → Ng6+ → Kh7 → Nxf8+
  7. #7 (puzzle 02NZR): Nf3+ → Kd1 → Qe1#
  8. #8 (puzzle 0h4RB): Rxg2+ → Kxg2 → Ne3+ → Kg3 → Qg2+
  9. #9 (puzzle 0eRgQ): Nf3+ → Rxf3 → Rg2+ → Kh1 → Qh2#
  10. #10 (puzzle 0f9O8): Qh5 → Qe7 → Nxf7 → Nf6 → Nxd6+
  11. #11 (puzzle 0dJeh): Ng3+ → Kf2 → Qxf4 → Qxg3 → Re2+ → Kxe2 → Qxg3
  12. #12 (puzzle 1IKUr): Bxf5+ → Kg7 → Bg6

Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).