Chess960 puzzles: Ladder mate
Two heavy pieces climb line by line, cutting off every retreat.
The ladder mate uses two heavy pieces climbing rung by rung: one cuts the king off along a line, the other checks on the next line, driving him toward the edge. It is the classic two-rook technique — check, the king retreats one rank, the other rook checks, until mate on the last rank. The only danger is the king creeping close enough to attack one of your rooks. If it does, simply slide that rook to the far side of the same line.
1518 puzzles
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4)
Mate in 1: queen to g2
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d7
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (b3)
Mate in 1: queen to g6
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·2)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (h5)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g5·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·4)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5·4)
Mate in 1: rook to c1 (c8·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·6)
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·4)
Mate in 1: rook to g4
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3)
Mate in 1: rook to d7
Mate in 1: rook to h2 (d2)
Mate in 1: rook to h8 (f8)
Mate in 1: rook to d8 (d6)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3·3)
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