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 998
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 998
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 998
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 998
backRankMatematemateIn2
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Rating 998
hangingPiecematemateIn2
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Rating 999
endgamemastermate
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Rating 999
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 999
discoveredAttackendgamemate
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Rating 999
endgameintermezzomate
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Rating 999
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1000
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1000
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1000
endgamemastermate
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Rating 1000
mastermatemateIn2
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Rating 1000
advancedPawnendgamemate
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Rating 1001
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1002
backRankMatematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1002
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1002
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1002
discoveredAttackmatemateIn2
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Rating 1002
endgamematemateIn2
foundation
Rating 1002
endgamematemateIn2
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Rating 1003
deflectionkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 1003
kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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