10 mate-in-one puzzles rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2249. 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.
Mate in one: a single move ends the game. Speed matters more than depth here — these are for building the pattern recognition that lets you see mating nets several moves earlier in real games.
These are pitched at 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
Qc1#
Qh3#
Qc2#
Nxd6#
Bc2#
Qh3#
Rxg5#
Qe4#
Ng3#
Qc4#
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Mate in one: a single move ends the game. Speed matters more than depth here — these are for building the pattern recognition that lets you see mating nets several moves earlier in real games.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2249, so they suit 2200+-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.