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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
Mate in 1: queen to g2
Shuffle Rating 619 · Mate in 1
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d7
Shuffle Rating 620 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5)
Shuffle Rating 636 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6)
Shuffle Rating 639 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (b3)
Shuffle Rating 645 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g6
Shuffle Rating 664 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·2)
Shuffle Rating 664 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (h5)
Shuffle Rating 673 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·2)
Shuffle Rating 675 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g5·2)
Shuffle Rating 687 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·4)
Shuffle Rating 712 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5·4)
Shuffle Rating 722 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to c1 (c8·2)
Shuffle Rating 726 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·6)
Shuffle Rating 729 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g3·2)
Shuffle Rating 735 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·4)
Shuffle Rating 761 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to g4
Shuffle Rating 765 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3)
Shuffle Rating 773 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to d7
Shuffle Rating 775 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to h2 (d2)
Shuffle Rating 775 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to h8 (f8)
Shuffle Rating 777 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to d8 (d6)
Shuffle Rating 805 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3·3)
Shuffle Rating 813 · Mate in 1

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