Day 135: Mate in 1

Lesson of the day

Mate in one: the combination is over, only the final precise shot remains. The method is simple — list every check you have and test the three escapes against each: king moves, blocks, and capturing the checker. If none of them works, it is mate. The classic blunder is falling in love with the first check you see and missing the one escape hatch.

Types of the dayMate in 1 Uncastled king Hanging piece

Warm-up

1. Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g4 (f4)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

2. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b5 (e2·2)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

3. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d3 (f4)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

4. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b8 (a7·7)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

5. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (b2)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

6. Winning blow: queen to h8 (d4)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

7. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h2 (f3·2)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

8. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·96)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

9. Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a7 (a1)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

10. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3·30)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

Core set

11. Mate in 1: queen to f7 (g6·2)Shuffle Rating 946 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

12. Mate in 1: queen to a1 (c3)Shuffle Rating 947 Analysis

Black to move — find the best continuation

13. Mate in 1: bishop to f5Shuffle Rating 948 Analysis

Black to move — find the best continuation

14. Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g4·2)Shuffle Rating 949 Analysis

Black to move — find the best continuation

15. Mate in 1: rook to h8 (h7·2)Shuffle Rating 951 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

16. Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3·4)Shuffle Rating 863 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

17. Mate in 2: knight to f6 (e4·2)Shuffle Rating 863 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

18. Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h3·3)Shuffle Rating 864 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

19. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a7 (b7)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

20. Winning blow: bishop to f6 (b2)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

21. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (d1·8)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

22. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·20)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

23. Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h5 (h1)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

24. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c4 (e3·4)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

25. Attack on the uncastled king: king to f3 (f2)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

Challenge

26. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b7 (a6·4)Shuffle Rating 920 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

27. Winning blow: bishop to b8 (f4·3)Shuffle Rating 1060 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

28. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (h7·3)Shuffle Rating 1060 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

Review

29. Mate in 2: rook to g8 (f8)Shuffle Rating 975 Analysis

Black to move — find the best continuation

30. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (d5·31)Shuffle Rating 780 Analysis

White to move — find the best continuation

Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!

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