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Day 317: Mate in 1

Target Rating 1009

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 1Mate in 2Hanging piece

Warm-up

1. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·78)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
2. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a6 (b5·8)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
3. Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f3 (h2)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
4. Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
5. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·55)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
6. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·99)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
7. Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (a4·27)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
8. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h7 (f7)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
9. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (b1·16)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
10. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e8 (b5·3)Shuffle Rating 780Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Core set

11. Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g4·3)Shuffle Rating 1133Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
12. Mate in 1: knight to f2 (h3·8)Shuffle Rating 1140Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
13. Mate in 1: queen to g7 (a1·3)Shuffle Rating 1157Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
14. Mate in 1: queen to f7 (e8)Shuffle Rating 1162Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
15. Mate in 1: queen to h1 (e1)Shuffle Rating 1162Analysis
Black to move — find the best continuation
16. Mate in 2: queen to b6 (e3)Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
17. Mate in 2: rook to f8 (f1·2)Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
18. Mate in 2: rook to h4 (h3)Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
19. Mate in 2: bishop to h5 (e2)Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
20. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c8 (c5·2)Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
21. Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b8 (b2·3)Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
22. Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e6 (g6)Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
23. Mate in 2: pawn to g8Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
24. Mate in 2: rook to c7Shuffle Rating 1090Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
25. Winning blow: king to f2 (e1·3)Shuffle Rating 970Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Challenge

26. Mate in 2: queen to g8 (g7·2)Shuffle Rating 1220Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
27. Winning blow: queen to f6 (e7·3)Shuffle Rating 1200Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
28. Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d7 (c6·2)Shuffle Rating 1290Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Review

29. Mate in 2: fork on f7Shuffle Rating 1093Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation
30. Winning blow: bishop to c6 (e4·6)Shuffle Rating 1150Analysis
White to move — find the best continuation

Day complete — every puzzle solved. See you tomorrow!

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