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Printable Pillsbury's mate Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 pillsbury's mate puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A rook and bishop team up against a castled king: the rook crashes through on the g-file while the bishop rakes the long diagonal.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Pillsbury's mate — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0IdEo: h4g5 → e3e5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Tek8: f8e8 → e2e8 → d8e8 → e1e8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0lBVB: e5d3 → h1h8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0u4GQ: h8h7 → d3h3 → e8h5 → h3h5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0JNcH: a4a5 → e6e1 → a1e1 → e8e1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Q9OG: d7d4 → e4e1 → d1e1 → e8e1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06xyr: f2e3 → e8e3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06eAA: c5d4 → e7g6 → h7g6 → f4h4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0MRLk: a5d2 → a1a8 → b7a8 → c1c8 → g5d8 → c8d8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0PtEB: d8d3 → g3g4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06Gr2: a2b2 → b8b4 → c4c3 → e5e3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 11YRi: f3f4 → g5f4 → e2f4 → a2b1 → c1b1 → d8d1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0