12071 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a checkmate?
Every puzzle in this set ends in forced mate. The lines run from single-move finishes to long king hunts, all verified from real games.
How to spot it
Mating attacks begin with counting escape squares. Remove or cover the last flight square, and every check becomes a candidate for the final blow.
What this set trains
Mate sets build finishing technique — converting winning attacks without letting the defender slip out.
Foundation: 8040Developing: 2394Challenging: 1159Advanced: 478
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backRankMateendgamemate
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matemateIn1middlegame
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matemateIn2opening
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hangingPiecemastermate
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Rating 793
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 793
blindSwineMatematemateIn2
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Rating 793
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 793
bodenMatematemateIn1
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Rating 793
advancedPawnbackRankMatebishopEndgame
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Rating 793
endgamemastermate
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Rating 793
endgamemastermate
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Rating 793
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 793
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Rating 793
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 793
backRankMateendgamelong
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Rating 793
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
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Rating 794
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 794
backRankMateendgamemate
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Rating 794
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 794
cornerMateendgamemate
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Rating 794
matemateIn1oneMove
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Rating 794
kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
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Rating 794
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 794
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