Checkmate!

Sharpen your skills with some good old checkmate practice

Updated 14.11.2008

White to play and checkmate Black in one move

White to play and checkmate Black in two moves

White to play and checkmate Black in three moves

      White to play and checkmate Black in one move

White to play and checkmate Black in two moves

Next Three:  White to checkmate Black in two moves

1 Bh6+ followed by 2 Re8 checkmate

1 Rxa6+ Rxa6 2 Rxa6 checkmate

1 (either) Nd6+ Bxd6 2 Nd6 checkmate

Updated: 25/9/2008

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Next Three:  White to checkmate Black in just one move

1 Bh6 checkmate

1 Qxf7 checkmate

1 Bb5 checkmate

NextThree:  White to checkmate Black in two moves

1 Qxd8+ Nxd8 2 Re8 checkmate

1 Qxf7+ Rxf7 2 Re8 checkmate

1 Qxh6+ gxh6 2 Be5 checkmate

Next Three:  Black to checkmate White in one move

1...Nd3 checkmate

1...f1=N checkmate

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Next three: White to play and mate in two moves

1 Qd8+ Bxd8 2 Re8 checkmate

1 Nxf6+ exf6 2 Qxh7 checkmate

1 Qh7+ Nxh7 2 Ng6 checkmate

The next three are:  Black to checkmate White in two moves

1...Nxf3+ 2 Qxf3 (or 2 gxf3 or 2 Kh1 - doesn't change Black's mate) 2...Qh2 checkmate

1...Nc3+ 2 Ka1 Rxa2 checkmate

1...Nb4+ 2 Ke4 f5 checkmate

The next three are:  Black to play and checkmate White in one move