10 Boden's mates rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1094. 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.
Boden's mate is a criss-cross of two bishops on intersecting diagonals against a queenside-castled king, typically after a sacrifice removes the c-pawn's defender.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 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.
Bb4#
Bxg6#
Ba6#
Qxc3+ bxc3 Ba3#
Be6#
Bh6#
Bxa3#
Ba3+ Nb4 Bxb4+ c5 Bxc5#
Bb4#
Ba6#
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Boden's mate is a criss-cross of two bishops on intersecting diagonals against a queenside-castled king, typically after a sacrifice removes the c-pawn's defender.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1094, so they suit 1000-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.