10 Anastasia's mates rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1471. 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 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 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.
Ng4+ hxg4 Qh6#
Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh1#
Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rh1#
Ne2+ Kh1 Rxh2+ Kxh2 Qh4#
Ne7+ Kh7 Rxh5#
Nd2+ Ka2 Qxa5#
Ne7+ Kh8 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh1+ Qh3 Qxh3#
Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh3#
Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rxh4#
Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh5#
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1471, so they suit 1400-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.