10 mate-in-three puzzles rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2306. 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 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.
Rgh8 Ng3 Rh1+ Nxh1 Bh2#
Rxh3+ Kxh3 Nxf2+ Rxf2 Qg3#
Qf4+ g5 Qf6+ Kxh5 g4#
Rb1+ Ka7 Nc6+ bxc6 Bc5#
Rxg2+ Kh1 Rg1+ Kxg1 Qh1#
Ra1+ Kd2 Bb4+ c3 Re2#
Rd1 Rf4 Rh1+ Rh4 Rxh4#
Qh8+ Kd6 Qd8+ Kc5 Qd4#
Qxb2+ Qxb2 Na3+ Kc1 Bxb2#
Kh3 h4 f4+ Kh5 g4#
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2306, 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.