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 1179
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1179
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1180
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1180
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1180
matemateIn2middlegame
foundation
Rating 1180
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1180
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1180
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1180
backRankMatediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
foundation
Rating 1180
advancedPawnclearancemate
foundation
Rating 1180
kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1180
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1180
advancedPawnendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1181
endgamelongmate
foundation
Rating 1181
backRankMateendgamelong
foundation
Rating 1181
discoveredCheckdoubleCheckendgame
foundation
Rating 1181
matemateIn1middlegame
foundation
Rating 1181
attackingF2F7matemateIn1
foundation
Rating 1181
endgamemastermate
foundation
Rating 1181
endgamemastermate
foundation
Rating 1181
attackingF2F7matemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1181
cornerMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 1181
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1181
backRankMatelongmate
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