Chess Puzzles

How to play Chess Puzzles

Solve free chess puzzles online. Work through mate in one, two, and three positions with legal move validation and a new daily puzzle.

Click or drag a piece to a legal square. Wrong moves are refused with feedback. Hint shows the piece to move, and the solution can be revealed.

Why players come back to Chess Puzzles

Mate in one, two, and three positions ordered by depth, with a daily puzzle and a streak that only survives clean solves.

Chess Puzzles strategy

Find the forcing move first: checks, captures, and threats. Count the defender's escape squares before you commit to the sacrifice.