Quick Chess Tactics: Find Checkmates in Two

Quick Chess Tactics: Find Checkmates in Two

The Friday checkmate refresher is back with Chess King. How many of these checkmates can you solve? All chess puzzles are White to play and checkmate in two.

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4 Responses to “Quick Chess Tactics: Find Checkmates in Two”

anonymous says:

October 19, 2012 at 3:00 pm

for number one i saw a ton of stalemates but… only got 2nd one. Re8+ Bxe8 d7#

dudeirock says:

October 19, 2012 at 3:03 pm

1. Na5 d5 2. Nb3 checkmate

TomInNC says:

October 29, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Top puzzle: 1. Na5 d5 2. Nb3++

Middle puzzle: 1. Rf7 Bxe6 2. Rf8++
or: 1. Rf7 Be8 (or anywhere else on diagonal d4-e8) 2. Rc7++

Bottom puzzle: 1. Rg7 Kh2 2. Rh7++

TomInNC says:

October 29, 2012 at 7:57 pm

OOPs.. typing error in my solution to “Middle Puzzle”… not “d4-e8″,
but “a4-e8″. I’m a lousy typist! Sorry bout that. ~~Tom

• Middle puzzle: 1. Rf7 Bxe6 2. Rf8++
Should have said: or: 1. Rf7 Be8 (or anywhere else on diagonal a4-e8) 2. Rc7++