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
foundation
Rating 969
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 969
mastermatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 969
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 969
deflectionmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 970
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 970
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 970
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 970
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 970
arabianMatematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 970
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 970
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 970
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 970
endgamelongmate
foundation
Rating 970
endgamehookMatemate
foundation
Rating 970
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 970
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 970
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 970
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 971
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 971
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 971
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 971
mastermatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 971
matemateIn1oneMove
foundation
Rating 971
matemateIn2middlegame
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