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Puzzles created by cam1999 (1449)    » All puzzles (everyone)

The goal of all chess puzzles is to checkmate your virtual opponent no matter what moves they make (i.e. a forced mate), in the requested number of moves. Some chess puzzles are created from actual chess games played online, and some are purely composed chess problems, sometimes even with positions that cannot be reached in a real game of chess. All chess puzzles are automatically verified, so all solutions are guaranteed to be correct and complete. However, there is always a chance that a shorter solution exists, so if you believe you found a better solution to any of the chess puzzles, please use Options → Another solution in the bottom right corner of the puzzle window to enter it.
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White to move, mate in 2
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White to move, mate in 3
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PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
292701-Mar-08
this is the real legals mate.
W26
chess puzzle #2927
2124 / 224594%
131616-Dec-07
all moves are forced... even if black does not take the rook.
W30
chess puzzle #1316
1655 / 181691%
104308-Dec-07
two rooks on the 7th rank
W30
chess puzzle #1043
1632 / 170096%
104208-Dec-07
Anastasia's Mate
W21
chess puzzle #1042
1284 / 146687%
93504-Dec-07
12 ways.
More solutions: kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #935
684 / 71895%
93304-Dec-07
a nice pattern
W31
chess puzzle #933
1993 / 239483%
70826-Nov-07
a rook or four queens?
W50
chess puzzle #708
2882 / 307893%
67225-Nov-07
The black queen is trapped!
W20
chess puzzle #672
1759 / 199488%
57522-Nov-07
dont try to castle
W20
chess puzzle #575
966 / 175754%
56521-Nov-07
...and people say pawns are bad!
More solutions: windbreath, robert13, kingdawar
W20
chess puzzle #565
565 / 69781%
56021-Nov-07
a interesting pattern
Improved by: kingdawar (mate in 4) mate in 5
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #560
131 / 14668%
43919-Nov-07
see what happens!
W30
chess puzzle #439
2537 / 265095%
43819-Nov-07
two ways to checkmate
W20
chess puzzle #438
2018 / 231787%
42519-Nov-07
legel's mate
W20
chess puzzle #425
1515 / 162393%
42319-Nov-07
the two bishops
More solutions: kingdawar, mrfuddington, codytct
W30
chess puzzle #423
1167 / 153476%

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