10 Arabian mates rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2092. 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 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.
Qxg7+ Rxg7 Nf6+ Kh8 Re8+ Rg8 Rxg8#
Nf6 Bc6 Qxh7+ Qxh7 Rxh7#
g7+ Qxg7 Rxh6+ Qxh6 Rg8#
Qxg2+ Rxg2 Re1+ Rg1 Rxg1#
Nxf7+ Nxf7 Qh4+ Nh6 Qxh6+ gxh6 Rg8#
Rg5+ Kh6 Ng4+ Kh7 Nf6+ Kh8 Rg8#
Rd8+ Bc8 Rxc8+ Bb8 Qxa7+ Rxa7 Rxb8#
Nf3 Re2 Rg1+ Rxg1 Rxg1#
Nf6 Ng5 R2xg5 e4 Rh7#
Nf6+ Kh8 Qxh6+ gxh6 Rg8#
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2092, 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.