10 double bishop mates rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1695. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
Qxf1+ Nxf1 Bxf3#
Qxf8+ Nxf8 Be5+ Qf6 Bxf6#
Qxc3+ bxc3 Bf6#
Qxe6+ fxe6 Bg6#
dxc4+ Rf3 Bxf3#
Qd1+ Rxd1 Rxd1+ Bf1 Bf3#
Qxb7+ Rxb7 Bc6+ d5 Bxd5+ Qe4 Bxe4#
Qe6+ Bxe6 Bxe6#
Qxe3+ fxe3 Bg3#
Qxe6+ fxe6 Bg6#
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1695, so they suit 1600-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.