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
foundation
Rating 902
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 903
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 903
backRankMateendgamemate
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Rating 903
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 903
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 903
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 903
advancedPawnattractionkingsideAttack
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Rating 903
hangingPiecekingsideAttackmate
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Rating 904
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 904
hookMatematemateIn2
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Rating 904
backRankMateendgamemate
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Rating 904
kingsideAttackmastermate
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Rating 905
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 905
forkhangingPiecemate
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Rating 905
matemateIn2middlegame
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Rating 905
backRankMateendgamemate
foundation
Rating 906
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 907
matemateIn2opening
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Rating 907
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 907
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 907
backRankMateendgamefork
foundation
Rating 907
discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
foundation
Rating 908
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 908
endgamehangingPiecemate
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