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Printable Opera mate 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 opera mate puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key

Named after Morphy’s famous opera-house game: a rook (or queen) mates along the back rank or central file while a bishop pins or covers the diagonal escape.

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Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.