10 double bishop mates rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1278. 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.
Two bishops on adjacent diagonals mate a king with no flight squares. The setup usually needs a sacrifice to open the diagonals and a third piece to blunt the escape.
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.
Bc5+ Bd4 Bxd4#
Bxf6#
Ba4+ b5 Bxb5+ Bc6 Bxc6#
Be5+ Bf6 Bxf6#
Bxf6#
Bg6#
Qxh6+ gxh6 Be5+ Rf6 Bxf6#
Qxd4+ Nxd4 Bf6#
Bxf6#
Bh4+ g3 Bxg3#
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Two bishops on adjacent diagonals mate a king with no flight squares. The setup usually needs a sacrifice to open the diagonals and a third piece to blunt the escape.
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 1278, 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.