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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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White to move, mate in 5
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PuzzleCreatedInfoColorMovesCommentsDifficultySolved/Tried%
2711714-Jul-10
Stalemate or not?
Improved by: hollcana (mate in 6), kellsking (mate in 7) mate in 8
More solutions: kellsking, krentehersens, hollcana
B60
chess puzzle #27117
21 / 3461%
2684404-Jul-10
i've never tried to double bishop mate before because i'm bad...
Improved by: hollcana (mate in 4) mate in 7
More solutions: hollcana
W40
chess puzzle #26844
27 / 6939%
1266214-Jul-09
This is the hardest puzzle I've made so far. I hope it proves to be a challenge! Special thanks to …
Improved by: hollcana (mate in 3), hollcana (mate in 4) mate in 5
More solutions: fkohn, kingdawar
W30
chess puzzle #12662
8 / 3026%
1259312-Jul-09
A simple but interesting puzzle
Improved by: hollcana (mate in 2), hollcana (mate in 4) mate in 6
More solutions: fkohn, hollcana
W20
chess puzzle #12593
18 / 2185%
712705-Nov-08
Dedicated to dmisra & all who attack 0-0 kings. Or oh oh kings. The 4 move solution solves #7169
Improved by: hollcana (mate in 2) mate in 4
More solutions: hollcana, polladam, alex_p_84, kingdawar
W20
chess puzzle #7127
19 / 4344%

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