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 1011
endgamehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 1011
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 1011
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1011
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1011
kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
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Rating 1012
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 1012
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 1012
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 1012
attackingF2F7matemateIn1
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Rating 1012
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 1012
backRankMatelongmate
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Rating 1012
backRankMatedeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 1012
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1012
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1012
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1012
kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1012
matemateIn1oneMove
foundation
Rating 1012
deflectionmastermate
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Rating 1012
endgamemastermate
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Rating 1012
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 1012
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1013
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1013
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1013
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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