10 mate-in-two puzzles rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2237. 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 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.
Qf6+ Rf7 Qh8#
Qf2+ Kh1 Qh2#
Rd5+ Kxd5 Qd3#
Nf6 e4 Rf7#
Rc8+ Kxc8 Ra8#
Rg1+ Kxg1 h2#
Qg3+ Kh1 hxg4#
Qh3+ Nxh3 h5#
Nh4+ Ke1 Nf3#
f5+ Kxf4 Be3#
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2237, 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.