All puzzles

29 puzzles
QUEEN MATE
800

Black to move. Deliver checkmate with the queen.

ROOK MATE
900

White to move. The king is trapped — deliver checkmate in one.

BISHOP MATE
950

White to move. The bishop can deliver a surprising checkmate.

BACK-RANK MATE
1000

White to move. Trade rooks? Or is there something better?

OPENING TRAP
1050

White to move. Black developed carelessly — punish the undefended f7 square.

DOUBLE ATTACK
1050

White to move. The bishop can grab a pawn and create a double threat.

PIN
1050

White to move. The bishop on b4 is pinning your knight. How do you break the pin?

KNIGHT FORK
1100

White to move. The knight can attack two pieces at once — find the forking square.

BACK-RANK MATE
1100

White to move. The enemy king is boxed in by its own pawns — find the killing blow.

DOUBLE ATTACK
1150

White to move. Find the square where the queen attacks two targets at once.

SKEWER
1150

White to move. Check the king and win the bishop.

OPENING TRAP
1200

White to move. Black grabbed a pawn too greedily — exploit the weak f7 square.

DOUBLE ATTACK
1200

White to move. Find the move that gives check and wins material.

PIN
1250

White to move. One piece can lock down the knight — find the right square.

SKEWER
1250

White to move. The rook can win the queen with a skewer.

ROYAL FORK
1300

White to move. The knight can deliver the most devastating fork in chess — find it.

BACK-RANK MATE
1300

White to move. Black's king is trapped on the back rank — deliver the blow.

PIN
1300

White to move. Pin a piece to the queen for a material advantage.

DISCOVERED CHECK
1300

White to move. The knight can uncover a check from the bishop while improving its position.

KNIGHT FORK
1350

White to move. Find the square where the knight threatens two pieces.

SKEWER
1350

White to move. Line up an attack through the king to win material behind it.

SACRIFICE
1350

White to move. A bishop sacrifice rips open the king's defenses.

DISCOVERED CHECK
1400

White to move. Moving one piece reveals a hidden attack from another — and wins big.

SACRIFICE
1400

White to move. Centralize with a threat the opponent can't ignore.

KNIGHT FORK
1450

White to move. There's a tactic here — find it.

DISCOVERED ATTACK
1500

White to move. Sacrifice a piece to win more material back.

SMOTHERED MATE
1500

White to move. The king is surrounded by its own pieces. Find the mating square.

SACRIFICE
1500

White to move. Sometimes you have to give material to get more back. Find the sacrifice.

SMOTHERED MATE
1600

White to move. The enemy king is boxed in by its own pieces — deliver a classic checkmate.