10 Arabian mates rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1298. 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.
The Arabian mate is a rook and knight cooperating in the corner: the knight covers the escape squares while the rook delivers mate. It is one of the oldest recorded patterns in chess.
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.
Nxf3+ Kh1 Rxh2#
Nf6+ Kh8 Rh5+ Nh7 Rxh7#
Rh2#
Rxg1+ Qxg1 Rxg1#
Nf6+ Kh8 Rg8#
Qg8+ Rxg8 Rxg8#
Ra7#
Rxh7+ Rxh7 Rg8#
Nf6+ Kh8 Rg8#
Nf3+ Kh1 Rh2#
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The Arabian mate is a rook and knight cooperating in the corner: the knight covers the escape squares while the rook delivers mate. It is one of the oldest recorded patterns in chess.
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 1298, 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.