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Chess Puzzles

Find the forced mate.

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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.

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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.

Quick strategy

Chess Puzzles strategy

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

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