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Chess Moment · Puzzles

Mate in two

Two moves, and there is no escape. Twelve positions where the first move often looks quiet and every reply to it is forced.

12 positions · Rated 400 to 2000, easiest first.

The lesson behind it: Checks, captures, threats

Position 1 · White to move

Rating: 400

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  1. YouRd6xd8
  2. OpponentQb5-e8
  3. YouRd8xe8

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FEN: 3r2k1/5ppp/3Rp3/1q2P3/1r3P2/7P/2P3P1/6RK w - - 1 39

Position 2 · White to move

Rating: 598

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  1. Youd7-d8=Q
  2. OpponentRd1xd8
  3. Youc7xd8=Q

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FEN: 2K5/2PPk1p1/4Pp2/5P2/8/8/8/3r3q w - - 0 66

Position 3 · Black to move

Rating: 833

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  1. YouRb7xb1
  2. OpponentBa5-e1
  3. YouRb1xe1

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FEN: 8/Pr3pkp/6p1/B7/8/8/5PPP/1R4K1 b - - 0 45

Position 4 · White to move

Rating: 956

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  1. YouQb7xa8
  2. OpponentRd2-d8
  3. YouQa8xd8

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FEN: r5k1/pQ3pp1/2p3P1/1p2p2p/8/2P2q1P/PP1r1b2/K4R2 w - - 0 26

Position 5 · White to move

Rating: 1072

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  1. YouBe5xf6
  2. Opponentg7xf6
  3. YouQe2xe8

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FEN: r1bkr3/3p1ppp/p2P1n2/1pb1B3/2N5/Pq1B4/1P2QPPP/n3R1K1 w - b6 0 19

Position 6 · Black to move

Rating: 1176

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  1. Youe6-e5
  2. OpponentBc4-e6
  3. YouBc8xe6

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FEN: 2b4r/8/2p1pk2/6p1/1PBP1pK1/2P2N2/8/4R3 b - - 5 34

Position 7 · Black to move

Rating: 1294

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  1. YouQd5xf3
  2. OpponentKg2-h3
  3. YouQf3-g2

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FEN: 6k1/1p3pp1/p1b5/3q2Qp/7P/1P3PB1/P5K1/2R5 b - - 0 29

Position 8 · Black to move

Rating: 1425

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  1. YouQh5xh2
  2. OpponentKh1xh2
  3. YouRg5-h5

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FEN: 6r1/1p1bkp1p/p1n1pp2/5Prq/4B3/2BQ1P2/PPP4P/3RR2K b - - 6 25

Position 9 · White to move

Rating: 1554

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  1. YouQh6xh7
  2. OpponentKh8xh7
  3. YouRf4-h4

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FEN: 6rk/ppp2p1p/5PpQ/4r1B1/3n1R2/4q2P/PP4PK/8 w - - 7 27

Position 10 · White to move

Rating: 1666

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  1. YouQd5xf7
  2. OpponentKg8-h8
  3. YouQf7xg7

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FEN: 4r1k1/p1p2ppp/1q6/3Q3N/8/P7/6PP/4rR1K w - - 5 26

Position 11 · Black to move

Rating: 1815

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  1. YouBe5xh2
  2. OpponentKg1-h1
  3. YouNe4-g3

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FEN: 2r4r/BQ2pk1p/8/4bb2/4n1n1/2P2P2/PP4PP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 17

Position 12 · White to move

Rating: 2000

Show the solution
  1. YouBg4-d7
  2. OpponentBc8xd7
  3. YouQh3xd7

Open this position on a board

FEN: r1b1kb1r/ppp1np1p/3p4/4N1q1/3P2B1/7Q/PPP4P/1K2R3 w kq - 0 20

Where these positions come from

Positions come from the Lichess puzzle database, dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Player names and game links are not retained. https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles