Printable chess puzzles: free checkmate worksheets with answers

Each worksheet has twelve positions from real online games, six mates in one and six mates in two, with a line for the solver's name and an answer key on the last page. They are A4 PDFs (they also print fine scaled to US Letter) and free to copy for a club, a classroom or a chess camp.

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Chess diagram: White to move, mate in 2

White to move and mate in two moves.

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22. Rc8+ Ke7 23. Nd5#

More interactive puzzles on Lichess: Eight checkmates from real online games.

The books: 200 Checkmate Puzzles (graded from mate in 1 to mate in 4) and Check or Checkmate (300 puzzles), paperbacks from Éditions Ducourt.