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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)
Shuffle Rating 617
Mate in 1: queen to g2
Shuffle Rating 619
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d7
Shuffle Rating 620
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5)
Shuffle Rating 636
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6)
Shuffle Rating 639
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (b3)
Shuffle Rating 645
Mate in 1: queen to g6
Shuffle Rating 664
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·2)
Shuffle Rating 664
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (h5)
Shuffle Rating 673
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·2)
Shuffle Rating 675
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g5·2)
Shuffle Rating 687
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·4)
Shuffle Rating 712
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5·4)
Shuffle Rating 722
Mate in 1: rook to c1 (c8·2)
Shuffle Rating 726
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·6)
Shuffle Rating 729
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g3·2)
Shuffle Rating 735
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·4)
Shuffle Rating 761
Mate in 1: rook to g4
Shuffle Rating 765
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3)
Shuffle Rating 773
Mate in 1: rook to d7
Shuffle Rating 775
Mate in 1: rook to h2 (d2)
Shuffle Rating 775
Mate in 1: rook to h8 (f8)
Shuffle Rating 777
Mate in 1: rook to d8 (d6)
Shuffle Rating 805
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3·3)
Shuffle Rating 813

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