Real positions. Quiet practice.

Mate in 3 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.

1355 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a mate in 3?

Three-move mating combinations with branching defenses: sacrifices to strip the king, quiet second moves that close the net, and precise final blows.

How to spot it

Anchor on the defender’s king shelter. Each of your three moves should remove a defender, a flight square or a blocker — nothing else.

What this set trains

Real calculation training — holding a small tree of variations in your head to a forced finish.

Foundation: 449Developing: 425Challenging: 299Advanced: 182

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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 1105–1128 of 1355 matching records

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Puzzle 06Ehq

Rating 1910 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0Bg7d

Rating 1915 endgameepauletteMatelong
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Puzzle 0Mr45

Rating 1918 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 07gKp

Rating 1920 clearancekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0XXo0

Rating 1921 endgameexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0IQR4

Rating 1922 clearancekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0EQu4

Rating 1924 attractionkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 098YY

Rating 1927 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0VGMS

Rating 1928 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0RT7S

Rating 1931 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 086r2

Rating 1932 endgameexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0I6PI

Rating 1937 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 0QXSZ

Rating 1937 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 08woy

Rating 1938 advancedPawnendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0Vq5u

Rating 1938 endgameexposedKinglong
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