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 1140
matemateIn1oneMove
foundation
Rating 1140
backRankMatehangingPiecemate
foundation
Rating 1140
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1140
deflectionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1140
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1140
mastermatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1140
backRankMateendgamehangingPiece
foundation
Rating 1140
discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckmate
foundation
Rating 1140
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1141
deflectionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1141
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1141
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1141
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1141
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1141
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1141
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1141
endgameforkmaster
foundation
Rating 1141
endgamemastermate
foundation
Rating 1141
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1142
endgameforkmate
foundation
Rating 1142
endgamemastermate
foundation
Rating 1142
advancedPawnendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1142
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1142
matemateIn2middlegame
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