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Chess960 puzzles: Double-check mate

Double check leaves only king moves — and there are none.

The double-check mate ends the game with check from two pieces at once, leaving the king with nothing. Neither capturing nor blocking works against a double check — only a king move, and here there is none. Look for a discovered check where the front piece checks too: it may even land on a defended square with total impunity. That is why the double check crowns so many of the most beautiful sacrificial combinations.

56 puzzles

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d8
Shuffle Rating 620
Mate in 1: double attack on f8
Shuffle Rating 730
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (f5·8)
Shuffle Rating 850
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (e4·6)
Shuffle Rating 850
Mate in 1: knight to d6
Shuffle Rating 850
Mate in 1: rook to d4
Shuffle Rating 850
Mate in 1: knight to e6
Shuffle Rating 850
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (f5·9)
Shuffle Rating 850
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d8 (c8)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 1: double attack on f6
Shuffle Rating 1094
Mate in 2: rook to e7 (e1)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g6 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f5 (g5)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: rook to a8 (c8·2)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 1: double attack on g4
Shuffle Rating 1248
Mate in 2: knight to d6 (c4)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to d7 (e8)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: queen to d8 (a5·2)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: rook to f8 (f1·8)
Shuffle Rating 1320
Mate in 2: double attack on b2
Shuffle Rating 1381
Mate in 2: rook to b6 (b1)
Shuffle Rating 1440
Mate in 2: queen to b6 (c6·2)
Shuffle Rating 1450
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (b1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1450
Mate in 2: queen to d6 (g3·3)
Shuffle Rating 1450

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