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Chess960 puzzles: Mate in 1

Checkmate in a single move — find it.

Mate in one: the combination is over, only the final precise shot remains. The method is simple — list every check you have and test the three escapes against each: king moves, blocks, and capturing the checker. If none of them works, it is mate. The classic blunder is falling in love with the first check you see and missing the one escape hatch.

1019 puzzles

Mate in 1: rook to e7
Shuffle Rating 600 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to h7
Shuffle Rating 601 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4)
Shuffle Rating 602 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to f7
Shuffle Rating 602 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g7
Shuffle Rating 602 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3)
Shuffle Rating 602 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to e1
Shuffle Rating 604 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·2)
Shuffle Rating 604 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (e4)
Shuffle Rating 607 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to e1
Shuffle Rating 607 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to h5
Shuffle Rating 608 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to h8
Shuffle Rating 609 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to f1
Shuffle Rating 609 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to h2
Shuffle Rating 610 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (h4)
Shuffle Rating 610 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: rook to h1
Shuffle Rating 611 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to c8
Shuffle Rating 611 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to b7
Shuffle Rating 612 · Mate in 1
Back-rank mate in 1 on d8
Shuffle Rating 612 · Back rank
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h3)
Shuffle Rating 613 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g5)
Shuffle Rating 616 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4)
Shuffle Rating 617 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to f1
Shuffle Rating 619 · Mate in 1
Mate in 1: queen to g2
Shuffle Rating 619 · Mate in 1

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