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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matemateIn1middlegame
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deflectionendgamemate
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deflectionendgamemate
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endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 921
matemateIn1middlegame
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endgamematemateIn1
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matemateIn2middlegame
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endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 921
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 921
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 922
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 922
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 922
endgameepauletteMatehookMate
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Rating 922
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 922
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 922
endgamehangingPiecemaster
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Rating 922
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 922
endgamemastermasterVsMaster
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Rating 922
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 922
matemateIn1oneMove
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Rating 922
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 922
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