Real positions. Quiet practice.

Printable Epaulette mate Puzzles

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

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

Epaulette mate — chess puzzle worksheet Name: ______________ Date: ______________

#1 · white to move · rating 602

#2 · white to move · rating 700

#3 · black to move · rating 763

#4 · white to move · rating 831

#5 · black to move · rating 922

#6 · white to move · rating 995

#7 · white to move · rating 1104

#8 · white to move · rating 1270

#9 · white to move · rating 1355

#10 · black to move · rating 1477

#11 · white to move · rating 1706

#12 · white to move · rating 2526

Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).