10 mate-in-two puzzles rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1095. 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 two: one forcing move, any legal reply, then mate. The discipline is to check every opponent reply rather than only the one you expect, because a mate in two that fails to one defence is not a mate in two.
These are pitched at beginners. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 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.
Bh3+ Kg1 Nxf3#
Qe6+ Kh8 Qe8#
Re8+ Bf8 Rxf8#
Qxg4+ Kf1 Qg2#
Nf6+ Bxf6 Qh7#
Qxg6+ Ke7 Nd5#
Qxf8+ Kh7 Qh8#
Qxh3+ Kg1 Qh2#
Rh5+ Kg8 Qh7#
Qb6+ Bb5+ Qxb5#
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Mate in two: one forcing move, any legal reply, then mate. The discipline is to check every opponent reply rather than only the one you expect, because a mate in two that fails to one defence is not a mate in two.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1095, so they suit beginners.
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.