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 1154
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1154
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1154
backRankMatelongmate
foundation
Rating 1154
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1154
deflectionendgamemate
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Rating 1154
attractionkingsideAttacklong
foundation
Rating 1155
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1155
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1155
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1155
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1155
matemateIn1oneMove
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Rating 1155
mastermatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1156
endgamelongmate
foundation
Rating 1156
kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1156
clearancekingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 1156
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1156
backRankMatedeflectionlong
foundation
Rating 1156
attackingF2F7matemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1156
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1156
blindSwineMatemastermate
foundation
Rating 1156
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1156
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1156
kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1157
matemateIn1middlegame
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