Hook Mate Chess Puzzles — Rated 1400

10 hook mates rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1444. 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.

Hook mate uses a rook, knight and pawn together, with the knight protected by the pawn and the rook cutting off the king. It appears more often than its obscurity suggests.

These are pitched at 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 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.

Hook Mate puzzles rated 1400

  1. Hook Mate puzzle 1, rated 1424a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 1 · rated 1424 · White to play after exd3
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    Nf6+ Kg7 Rh7#

  2. Hook Mate puzzle 2, rated 1536a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 2 · rated 1536 · White to play after Qxg3
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    Re8+ Rd8 Bb7+ Kb8 Rxd8+ Ka7 Ra8+ Kb6 Rxa6#

  3. Hook Mate puzzle 3, rated 1449a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 3 · rated 1449 · White to play after Rxh2
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    Re8+ Kf7 Rf8#

  4. Hook Mate puzzle 4, rated 1427a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 4 · rated 1427 · White to play after Re2
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    Rc8+ Ke7 Re8#

  5. Hook Mate puzzle 5, rated 1428h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 5 · rated 1428 · Black to play after Kg2
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    Nxe1+ Rxe1 Rf2#

  6. Hook Mate puzzle 6, rated 1407h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 6 · rated 1407 · Black to play after Kf3
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    Rf2#

  7. Hook Mate puzzle 7, rated 1424h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 7 · rated 1424 · Black to play after hxg3
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    Rh8+ Kg2 Rh2#

  8. Hook Mate puzzle 8, rated 1506h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 8 · rated 1506 · Black to play after Rf4
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    Rd1+ Kg2 Rg1#

  9. Hook Mate puzzle 9, rated 1415h1g2f3e4d5c6b7a8
    Puzzle 9 · rated 1415 · Black to play after Kxh2
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    Rh6+ Kg3 Rh3#

  10. Hook Mate puzzle 10, rated 1424a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
    Puzzle 10 · rated 1424 · White to play after Kf8
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    Rh8+ Ke7 Re8#

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Frequently asked questions

What is a hook mate in chess?

Hook mate uses a rook, knight and pawn together, with the knight protected by the pawn and the rook cutting off the king. It appears more often than its obscurity suggests.

What does a puzzle rating of 1400 mean?

Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1444, so they suit 1400-rated players.

Are these hook mate puzzles free?

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.