10 mate-in-three puzzles rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1099. 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 three requires holding a branching tree in your head. Start from the mating picture you want and work backwards to the move that forces it, rather than searching forwards from checks.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. 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.
Qe3+ Bc5 Qxc5+ Kb7 Qb6#
Qh1+ Kf2 Qxg2+ Ke1 Qe2#
Qc7+ Kd2 Qc2+ Ke3 Qe2#
Qxe8+ Qf8 Bd5+ Kh8 Qxf8#
Qg5+ Kh1 Be4+ f3 Bxf3#
Rxh2+ Kg4 f5+ Kf3 Rf2#
Qh8+ Nf8 Qxf8+ Re8 Qxe8#
Rh3+ Kg8 Ne7+ Kf8 Rh8#
Nf6+ Kh8 Rxh5+ Bh7 Rxh7#
Qxf2+ Kh1 Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
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Mate in three requires holding a branching tree in your head. Start from the mating picture you want and work backwards to the move that forces it, rather than searching forwards from checks.
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 1099, so they suit 1000-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.