10 double bishop mates rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2069. 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 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.
Rc6+ Ne6 Bxe6#
Qd5+ Nxd5 Be6#
Rd8+ Nxd8 Rg8+ Nxg8 Bd4+ Nf6 Bxf6#
Qxf7+ Kh8 Qf6+ Bxf6 Bxf6#
Qxd8+ Rxd8 Rxd8+ Bf8 Bxf6#
Qxe6+ fxe6 Bxg6#
Qxh3+ gxh3 Be4#
Qxf2+ Kh1 Qf3+ Bxf3 Bxf3#
Qe6+ fxe6 Bg6#
Re1+ Qf1 Bf3#
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2069, 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.