10 mate-in-two puzzles rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1473. 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 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.
Rxh3+ Kxh3 Rh4#
Qa8+ Qf3 Qxf3#
Nxg6+ fxg6 Qg8#
Qc3+ Kxa2 Qb2#
Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5#
Nf6+ Kg7 Rh7#
Qh8+ Kg5 Qxh4#
Qxh6+ Kg8 Qxg7#
g7+ Kxg7 Qh7#
Qh3+ Kg6 Qxh7#
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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 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1473, so they suit 1400-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.