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
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4)
Mate in 1: queen to g7
Mate in 2: queen to d5
Mate in 1: queen to e1
Mate in 2: rook to f1
Mate in 2: rook to a1
Mate in 1: rook to e1
Mate in 1: rook to h8
Mate in 1: rook to f1
Mate in 1: rook to h1
Mate in 2: queen to f8
Back-rank mate in 1 on d8
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h3)
Back-rank mate in 2 on e8
Mate in 2: queen to a8
Mate in 2: queen to c1
Mate in 1: queen to g2
Mate in 1: rook to h1 (d1)
Mate in 1: rook to e8
Back-rank mate in 2 on d1 (d8)
Mate in 1: rook to e1 (e5)
Mate in 1: rook to a5
Back-rank mate in 2 on d1 (d7)
Mate in 2: rook to d1
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (e4·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5)
Mate in 2: rook to f8
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6)
Back-rank mate in 2 on c8
Mate in 2: queen to g6
Mate in 2: queen to f2
Mate in 1: rook to f3
Mate in 1: rook to a7
Mate in 1: rook to c1
Back-rank mate in 2 on a8
Mate in 1: rook to h2
Back-rank mate in 2 on d8
Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e1)
Mate in 2: rook to b8 (b6)
Mate in 1: rook to d1
Mate in 1: knight to f7
Mate in 2: rook to e8
Back-rank mate in 1 on a8
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·3)
Back-rank mate in 2 on e1 (e5)
Mate in 1: knight to f7 (h6)
Mate in 1: queen to e1 (e4)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g5·2)
Mate in 1: rook to h2 (f2)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (h5)
Mate in 1: rook to h4
Mate in 1: queen to e1 (c3)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·3)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (f4)
Mate in 2: rook to g8 (g7)
Back-rank mate in 2 on b1
Mate in 2: fork on e1
Back-rank mate in 2 on e1 (e5·2)
Mate in 1: rook to h1 (a1)
Mate in 2: rook to c1 (c8)
Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e1·3)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·6)
Mate in 1: queen to f8 (f3)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (b3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (c7)
Mate in 1: queen to h5
Mate in 1: rook to e3
Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e4)
Mate in 2: rook to e1 (e8)
Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d1)
Mate in 2: queen to e8
Back-rank mate in 2 on a1 (a3)
Mate in 2: queen to e1 (e3)
Back-rank mate in 2 on e1 (e3)
Mate in 2: rook to h4
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h6)
Back-rank mate in 2 on c1
Back-rank mate in 1 on f8
Mate in 1: queen to e8 (h5)
Mate in 1: rook to b1
Mate in 2: rook to b8 (b1)
Mate in 1: knight to f2 (e4)
Mate in 2: rook to b8 (b7)
Mate in 1: bishop to a3
Mate in 1: bishop to d6
Mate in 1: rook to d8
Mate in 1: rook to d3
Mate in 1: queen to h5 (e2)
Mate in 1: queen to e1 (a5)
Mate in 2: queen to c1 (f4)
Mate in 2: rook to a1 (h1)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·5)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (e5)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·6)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g7)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·8)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (f2)
Mate in 2: rook to d1 (d2·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·9)
Mate in 1: queen to e1 (a5·2)
Mate in 1: queen to e1 (e5)
Mate in 2: bishop to h3
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (h8)
Back-rank mate in 2 on g8
Mate in 2: queen to f2 (c5)
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (d3)
Mate in 1: rook to h8 (b8)
Mate in 1: rook to h1 (f1)
Mate in 1: bishop to f6
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (c2·5)
Mate in 1: queen to b2 (b5)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3)
Mate in 1: rook to d7
Mate in 2: rook to h8 (f8)
Mate in 2: rook to h1
Mate in 1: rook to h8 (f8)