10 Anastasia's mates rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2083. 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 2000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2000 is one that players around 2000 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.
Qxg5 hxg5 Ne7+ Kh7 Rh3#
Nxe6+ Kg8 f7+ Bxf7 Rc8+ Kh7 Rxf7+ Kh6 Rh8#
Nd7 Qd8 Qa3+ Qa5 Qxa5#
Qh6+ Kxh6 Rh3#
Rf8+ Kg7 Ne6+ Kh7 R1f7+ Kh6 Rh8#
Rf8+ Kg5 Ne6+ Kh6 Rh8#
Rf8+ Kb7 Nd6+ Ka7 Rc7+ Ka6 Ra8#
Ne7+ Kh8 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh3+ Qh4 Qxh4#
Ne2+ Kh1 Qxh2+ Kxh2 Rh5+ Qh4 Rxh4#
Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rf7+ Bg7 Rh6#
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2083, so they suit 2000-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.