Real positions. Quiet practice.
Printable Mate in 3 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 3 puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
Three-move mating combinations with branching defenses: sacrifices to strip the king, quiet second moves that close the net, and precise final blows.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Mate in 3 — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0hd2O: e1e2 → b8b1 → e2e1 → b1e1 → f4f1 → e1f1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0CfjW: e7b7 → c5f2 → g1h1 → f2f1 → d1f1 → f8f1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 03xmY: c8c6 → a2f2 → g1h1 → f2f1 → b1f1 → f6f1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09pJk: g2g4 → e8e1 → g1g2 → h5h1 → g2g3 → e1g1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06Z0W: c3b3 → d4d3 → b3a4 → d3c4 → a4a3 → c4b4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0BazR: d5b5 → e6e7 → b5b3 → e7e8q → g8g7 → e8f8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 01aP5: a5b4 → d7g7 → g8g7 → e1e8 → g7g8 → g1g8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0OWTj: f8e8 → f5h7 → g8f8 → g3d6 → e8e7 → h7h8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0LOr0: h1g1 → c2c5 → d3d4 → c5d4 → f1f2 → d4f2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0VN2v: a3a2 → e1a1 → a2a1 → c5a3 → a1b1 → a3b2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09nfc: d7f8 → g6f7 → g8h8 → f7f8 → d8f8 → f1f8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0B4Hl: h4f5 → b4b3 → a2b3 → c6b4 → c3b4 → c4b3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0