Checkmate basics
Build the foundation every player needs: clean mates in one and two moves.
120 puzzles · from 600
Puzzles in this path
Mate in 1: rook to e7 (b7)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (e4·4)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h3·4)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g6·7)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5·4)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (b3·4)
Mate in 2: rook to f8 (f3)
Back-rank mate in 2 on e1 (e5·2)
Mate in 1: rook to h4 (b4)
Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (b3)
Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (b2)
Mate in 2: rook to e1 (e8·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4·4)
Mate in 1: knight to f2 (e4)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5·6)
Mate in 1: queen to h7
Back-rank mate in 2 on d1
Mate in 2: rook to f8 (f2·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h4 (d8)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (b2·3)
Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d4)
Back-rank mate in 2 on d1 (d5)
Mate in 2: queen to f7 (f4·4)
Mate in 2: queen to a2 (d2)
Mate in 2: rook to b1 (b2)
Mate in 2: queen to h3
Mate in 2: queen to g4 (d1)
Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d4·2)
Mate in 1: queen to b7 (b1)
Mate in 2: queen to e1 (b4)
Mate in 2: queen to g7
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (b2)
Mate in 2: queen to h1 (b7)
Mate in 2: deflection on g5
Mate in 2: queen to d8
Mate in 2: fork on h4
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h6)
Mate in 1: knight to f7 (h6·3)
Mate in 1: knight to f2 (h3·7)
Mate in 1: queen to f3 (h5)
Mate in 2: rook to c8 (c1)
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (h4)
Back-rank mate in 1 on e1 (e8)
Mate in 2: queen to f2 (b6·2)
Mate in 2: queen to d5 (h5)
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (h5·2)
Mate in 1: queen to b4
Mate in 1: knight to g6 (e5)
Mate in 2: queen to e1
Mate in 2: rook to e1 (e7·3)
Mate in 1: bishop to g6
Mate in 1: rook to h5 (g5)
Mate in 1: pin on e8
Mate in 1: knight to f7 (h6·4)
Mate in 2: knight to g3
Mate in 2: queen to f7 (d5·2)
Mate in 2: queen to d1 (g4·4)
Mate in 1: queen to c1
Mate in 1: queen to h5 (e2)
Mate in 2: queen to f2 (f4)
Mate in 1: queen to h8 (c3)
Mate in 2: bishop to g5
Mate in 2: rook to h3 (g3)
Mate in 1: queen to b7
Mate in 2: queen to g6
Mate in 2: knight to g3 (e2)
Mate in 2: fork on h7
Mate in 2: queen to f7 (e7)
Mate in 2: queen to e5
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (h4·5)
Mate in 1: rook to e7
Mate in 2: rook to a8 (a1)
Mate in 2: queen to g4 (a4)
Mate in 1: pin on g3 (h5)
Mate in 2: fork on f2 (f6)
Mate in 2: knight to h6
Mate in 1: rook to h3 (f3)
Mate in 2: queen to d6 (e6)
Mate in 1: queen to f2 (e1)
Mate in 1: knight to h6 (f5·2)
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (h4·2)
Mate in 2: queen to a8 (a7)
Mate in 2: queen to e8 (d8)
Mate in 2: queen to e3
Mate in 2: king to h2
Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d1)
Mate in 2: knight to g5 (f7)
Mate in 2: queen to g3 (h3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (e5·4)
Mate in 2: pin on g6 (d3)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g4)
Mate in 2: bishop to f6 (g5)
Mate in 2: pin on h6
Mate in 2: pin on h3
Mate in 2: rook to h7 (h3·3)
Mate in 2: rook to a8 (a7)
Mate in 2: queen to h5 (e2)
Mate in 2: queen to g1 (d1)
Mate in 2: fork on e1 (c3)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g3·2)
Mate in 2: queen to f1 (f7·3)
Mate in 2: queen to g8 (g4)
Mate in 2: pin on d3
Mate in 2: rook to e6
Mate in 1: pin on g6
Mate in 2: queen to f8 (g7)
Mate in 2: queen to f3 (e4)
Mate in 2: queen to e8 (h5·3)
Mate in 1: knight to g2
Mate in 2: discovered attack on h6 (f5)
Mate in 2: queen to g3 (h4)
Mate in 2: pawn to h7
Mate in 2: double attack on e4
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (g2)
Mate in 2: queen to a1 (a5)
Mate in 2: queen to b3
Mate in 2: queen to f3 (e3)
Mate in 2: rook to g1 (g2)
Mate in 2: queen to e6
Mate in 2: pawn to g4 (g5·2)