10 mate-in-three puzzles rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1865. 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 1800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1800 is one that players around 1800 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.
Nd2+ Qxd2 Rf1+ Qc1 Rfxc1#
Nf5+ Kf8 Qe7+ Kg8 Nh6#
Nf7+ Ke8 Nc7+ Ke7 Qxd6#
Rg6+ Kxh7 Qxf7+ Kh8 Rh6#
Rd8+ Kf7 Bd5+ Kg6 Nh4#
Rh7+ Kxh7 Qf7+ Kh8 Qxg8#
Nxe6+ fxe6 Qxg6+ Kf8 Rxh8#
Qxg7+ Qxg7 Re8+ Rf8 Rxf8#
Rxh2+ Kxh2 Qxg3+ Kh1 Qh3#
Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh3+ Qh4 Rxh4#
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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 1800 is one that players rated around 1800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1865, so they suit 1800-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.