10 double bishop mates rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1896. 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 1800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1800 is one that players around 1800 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#
Ne4+ Bf6 Bxf6#
Qxe7 Bxe7 Be5+ Bf6 Bxf6#
Qxf1+ Rxf1 Be4+ Rf3 Bxf3#
Qxe6+ fxe6 Bg6#
Qb7+ Qd5+ Qxd5+ Rxd5 Bf3#
exf1=Q+ Rxf1 Bb7+ Qc6 Bxc6+ Rf3 Bxf3#
Qxc6+ bxc6 Bf3#
Qf6+ Bxf6 Bxf6#
Qxh3+ gxh3 Bxf3#
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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 1800 is one that players rated around 1800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1896, so they suit 1800-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.