10 mate-in-three puzzles rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1686. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 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.
Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qe8#
Bxb2+ Rxb2 Qc1+ Rb1 Qxb1#
Qg7+ Rxg7 hxg7+ Kg8 Rh8#
Kh6 Rb1 Ra8+ Rb8 Rxb8#
Re1+ Bxe1 Rxe1+ Kh2 Rh1#
Qxg2+ Rxg2 Re1+ Rg1 Rxg1#
Rd8+ Rxd8 Qxd8+ Qe8 Bxe7#
Rxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5+ Bh6 Qxh6#
Qxh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Bxh8 Rxh8#
Rxg2+ Bxg2 Qf2+ Kh1 Bxg2#
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1686, so they suit 1600-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.