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Printable Mate in 2 Puzzles
Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.
Printable worksheet
12 mate in 2 puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A forcing first move — check, sacrifice or quiet net — followed by unavoidable mate. The defender’s best reply is already accounted for.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Mate in 2 — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0aPmG: d1d5 → c8c1 → d5d1 → c1d1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 01Jrn: e6d7 → f7f1 → d2f1 → f8f1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Hu72: h5f4 → d3h7 → g8f8 → h7h8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Llps: b5c5 → g5g4 → f3f4 → h2f2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Pgeu: e5g4 → d4a7 → b8c8 → a7b7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0KmPH: h2h3 → h4h3 → h1g1 → h3h2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09X3G: e6d5 → g4d7 → e7f8 → d7e8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 04h1H: b7b8q → f6f3 → g1g2 → f3g2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 08SqC: e4e5 → d3d1 → c1d1 → b1d1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0AtZ4: f8h7 → g6h7 → g8h8 → g5f7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 02yTE: f2d4 → c7e6 → f7e6 → b7f7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1V626: a8e8 → e6e7 → f7e7 → e3c5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0