10 mate-in-three puzzles rated between 400 and 799, averaging 687. 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 600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 600 is one that players around 600 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.
Rb1+ Bd1 Rxd1+ Rf1 Rxf1#
Qa1+ Bd1 Qxd1+ Qe1 Qxe1#
Qa8+ Rd8 Qxd8+ Ne8 Qxe8#
Rb8+ Bd8 Rxd8+ Re8 Rxe8#
Qxf2+ Kh1 Qf1+ Rxf1 Rxf1#
Qxf7+ Kh8 Qf8+ Qxf8 Rxf8#
Qxf7+ Kh8 Qf8+ Rxf8 Rxf8#
Qxb8+ Nxb8 Rxb8+ Ne8 Rxe8#
Qxh5+ Rxh5 Bxh5+ g6 Bxg6#
Rc1+ Bxc1 Rxc1+ Qe1 Rxe1#
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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 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 687, so they suit 600-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.