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
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Rating 1733
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1733
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1734
attractionmatemateIn2
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Rating 1734
endgamelongmate
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Rating 1734
attractionendgamefork
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Rating 1735
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 1735
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 1735
attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1735
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1736
cornerMateintermezzomate
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Rating 1736
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1736
backRankMatematemateIn5
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Rating 1737
discoveredAttackdiscoveredChecklong
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Rating 1737
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 1737
attractionmatemateIn2
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Rating 1737
balestraMateendgamemate
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Rating 1738
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1738
mastermatemateIn1
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Rating 1738
matemateIn1middlegame
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Rating 1738
endgamematemateIn1
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Rating 1738
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1738
endgamelongmate
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Rating 1739
deflectionendgamelong
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Rating 1739
kingsideAttacklongmate
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