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 1121
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1121
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1121
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1121
dovetailMatematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1121
endgamelongmate
foundation
Rating 1121
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1121
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1122
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1122
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1122
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1122
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1122
mastermatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1122
attackingF2F7mastermate
foundation
Rating 1122
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1122
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1122
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1122
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1122
advancedPawnmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1122
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1123
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1123
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1123
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1123
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1123
backRankMateendgamemate
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