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Printable Epaulette mate Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 epaulette mate puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
The king stands mated between its own rooks — the “epaulettes” — which occupy both escape squares. A queen delivers the blow from directly in front.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Epaulette mate — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0FwLp: g8f7 → g3g7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0BG8s: f6e4 → b8g8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 08XQI: d5f6 → a2f2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09tah: f7g6 → h7h4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09KHF: b8b7 → a2f2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0IxQB: d5e5 → c7e7 → e5f5 → d2d5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Iilp: d6c5 → d5e6 → e7d6 → e6d6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 023qj: g8h7 → e8f7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09015: h7h6 → f6f5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0RPyE: g1f2 → e5d3 → f2e3 → e2c1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0ISms: d5e4 → f4c7 → d7c7 → b1b7 → c7d6 → b8d8 → e7d7 → b7d7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 19jqO: h7g7 → f6h5 → g7h7 → d6e7 → e6e5 → h5f6 → h7g6 → c8g8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0