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Chess Puzzles

Sharpen your chess tactics with original mate-in-one puzzles — find the move that checkmates the king.

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How to play Chess Puzzles

  1. Click a piece, then click the square to move it.
  2. Find the one move that checkmates the opponent’s king.
  3. Any correct checkmate counts.
  4. Use Hint to highlight the piece to move.

Free & fair

Free to play with no sign-up, downloads or in-game purchases.
Nothing is saved: scores last only while this page is open.
Keyboard, mouse and touch controls on desktop and mobile.