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 1160
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1160
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1160
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1160
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1160
endgamemastermate
foundation
Rating 1160
hangingPiecematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1160
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1160
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1161
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1161
attractionendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1161
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1161
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1162
hookMatematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1162
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1162
deflectionmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1162
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1162
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1162
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1162
longmatemateIn3
foundation
Rating 1162
endgamemastermate
foundation
Rating 1162
endgamematemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1162
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1162
kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1162
matemateIn2middlegame
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