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Checkmate!

Sharpen your skills with some good old checkmate practice

 

Updated: 9/5/2008

 

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the hidden white text below each problem!)

 

 

First Three:  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

 

1...

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

 

 

1...Re1

 

 

1...Nd3

 

 

 

 1.....Nxc2 checkmate

 

Next three: White to play and checkmate Black in two moves

 

 

1 Ra7 g2 2 Rh7 checkmate

 

 

1 Qxh7+ Kxh7 2 Rh3 checkmate

 

 

1 Qg8+ Rxg8 2 Nf7 checkmate

 

White to play and checkmate Black in one move

 

 

1. Rc8 checkmate

 

 

1 Bxf7 checkmate

 

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1 Ne7 checkmate

 

 

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