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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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Black to move, mate in 2
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PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
7694603-Oct-12
Jackubzik, Alfred Die Schwalbe, 1928
W20
chess puzzle #76946
1 / 812%
7694403-Oct-12
Jackubzik, Alfred Funkschach, 1925
W20
chess puzzle #76944
5 / 771%
7694303-Oct-12
Jackubzik, Alfred Магадk­2;нская…
W30
chess puzzle #76943
5 / 771%
7694203-Oct-12
Jackubzik, Alfred Gelsenkirchner Allgemeine Zeitung, 1924 (126)
W30
chess puzzle #76942
1 / 520%
7694103-Oct-12
Jacometti, L. L'Italia Scacchistica, 1915
W20
chess puzzle #76941
1 / 425%
7334309-Sep-12
Yacoubian, Garen The Problemist, 1973
W50
chess puzzle #73343
2 / 922%
7334109-Sep-12
Yacoubian, Garen The Problemist, 1973
More solutions: brunopassos, kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #73341
3 / 475%
7334009-Sep-12
Yacoubian, Garen Schweizerische Schachzeitung, 1972 2nd Prize
More solutions: kingdawar
W101
chess puzzle #73340
2 / 1020%
7333709-Sep-12
Yacoubian, Garen Tagesanzeiger, 1975
W20
chess puzzle #73337
1 / 520%
7333609-Sep-12
Vicić, Čedomir YU QCCh, 2000 5th Place
W20
chess puzzle #73336
1 / 520%
7333509-Sep-12
Vicić, Čedomir Bilten, 2002
W20
chess puzzle #73335
1 / 520%
7307708-Sep-12
Vicén, Zoltán Sr. Pravda, 13th May 1988 (2068)
W20
chess puzzle #73077
1 / 714%
7307608-Sep-12
Vicén, Zoltán Sr. Pravda, 30th Oct 1987
W20
chess puzzle #73076
1 / 425%
7307508-Sep-12
Hubert, Franz Deutscher Schachbund, 1883 3rd Prize
More solutions: kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #73075
1 / 616%
7271002-Sep-12
Burger, Robert Eugene Match: USA - Yugoslavia , 1954 1st Place
W20
chess puzzle #72710
5 / 1729%
7270902-Sep-12
Burger, Robert Eugene Chess Life 1953-54 (v) 1st Prize
W20
chess puzzle #72709
2 / 1612%
7270802-Sep-12
Burger, Robert Eugene U.S. Problem Bulletin, 1984 1st Prize
W20
chess puzzle #72708
2 / 1612%
7268502-Sep-12
Fritz Hoffmann
W30
chess puzzle #72685
1 / 1010%
7267302-Sep-12
G F ANDERSON II SECOLO, 1919
W30
chess puzzle #72673
2 / 1216%
7267202-Sep-12
J J Gill ( After G Latzel) (a) 1st HM The problemist, 1967
W20
chess puzzle #72672
1 / 714%
7267102-Sep-12
L I LOSHINSKI 1st Prize e.a. Russian Sports Commitee, 1948
W20
chess puzzle #72671
2 / 1020%
7267002-Sep-12
R COLLINSON London Telegraph, 1907
W30
chess puzzle #72670
1 / 1010%
7266902-Sep-12
F W GAMAGE 1st Prize, American Chess Bulletin, 1940
W20
chess puzzle #72669
1 / 911%
7266802-Sep-12
Larsen, Karl Adolf Koefoed The Brisbane Courier, 6th Sep 1924 (2641) 6th Prize
W20
chess puzzle #72668
1 / 911%
7266702-Sep-12
Bartolović, Hrvoje Die Schwalbe, Mar 1956
W20
chess puzzle #72667
1 / 425%
7266602-Sep-12
Heeres, J. G. Limburgsch Dagblad, 18th Jun 1938
W20
chess puzzle #72666
2 / 540%
7266402-Sep-12
Пугачn­5;в, Сергеl­…
More solutions: kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #72664
1 / 520%
7266302-Sep-12
Stocchi, Ottavio Nynorsk Vekeblad, 1949
W20
chess puzzle #72663
1 / 425%
7266202-Sep-12
Shinkman, William Anthony Montreal Daily Witness, 1901
W20
chess puzzle #72662
1 / 520%
7266102-Sep-12
W20
chess puzzle #72661
1 / 333%
7266002-Sep-12
Roura, Juan Good Companion, 1921
W20
chess puzzle #72660
1 / 333%
7265902-Sep-12
Otten, Henry Checkmate, 1903
W20
chess puzzle #72659
3 / 3100%
7203527-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Rochade, 1980
More solutions: kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #72035
7 / 1450%
7203427-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Die Schwalbe, 1976
More solutions: hozat, brunopassos, kapila
W31
chess puzzle #72034
19 / 2190%
7203127-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Die Schwalbe, 1976
W20
chess puzzle #72031
2 / 922%
7203027-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Die Schwalbe, 1971
W30
chess puzzle #72030
2 / 633%
7202927-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Die Schwalbe, 1966
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #72029
1 / 425%
7202827-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Wormser Zeitung, 1965
W20
chess puzzle #72028
1 / 520%
7184726-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz, 1961
More solutions: kingdawar
W70
chess puzzle #71847
1 / 156%
7184326-Aug-12
Axt, Hermann Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1960
More solutions: kingdawar
W40
chess puzzle #71843
2 / 633%
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