10 Anastasia's mates rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1308. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
Anastasia's mate pairs a knight on e7/e2 with a rook on the h-file against a castled king. Recognising the picture is most of the work — the sacrifice that sets it up is usually forced once you know what you are aiming at.
These are pitched at 1200-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1200 is one that players around 1200 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Rh5#
Qh3+ Qh5 Qxh5#
Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh4#
Ne7+ Kh7 hxg5+ Nh3 Rxh3#
Ne7+ Kh8 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh1#
Rh1#
Rxh5#
Rh1+ Bh3 Rxh3+ Qh4 Rxh4#
Ne7+ Kh8 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh1+ Qh4 Rxh4#
Ne7+ Kh7 Qxh5#
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Anastasia's mate pairs a knight on e7/e2 with a rook on the h-file against a castled king. Recognising the picture is most of the work — the sacrifice that sets it up is usually forced once you know what you are aiming at.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1200 is one that players rated around 1200 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1308, so they suit 1200-rated players.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.