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Mate in 2 Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

4891 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a mate in 2?

A forcing first move — check, sacrifice or quiet net — followed by unavoidable mate. The defender’s best reply is already accounted for.

How to spot it

Work backwards from the mating picture: which finishing move do you want, and which first move forces the king into it against every defense?

What this set trains

The classic calculation drill — one forced reply deep, every defensive try refuted.

Foundation: 2952Developing: 1185Challenging: 620Advanced: 134

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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 4465–4488 of 4891 matching records

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Puzzle 0Rkn7

Rating 1757 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0IBAF

Rating 1758 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Di6g

Rating 1759 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 074Hj

Rating 1761 clearancekingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0FXwj

Rating 1764 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 06KvP

Rating 1765 arabianMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 01UiU

Rating 1768 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 07ocJ

Rating 1768 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0SErg

Rating 1768 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 00zeF

Rating 1770 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 070h2

Rating 1771 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Rq0N

Rating 1771 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0R8YR

Rating 1773 cornerMateendgamemate
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