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A mate-in-three puzzle forces mate within three moves against every defence. At this depth the solution usually involves a quiet move or a sacrifice in the middle of the sequence, which is what makes these puzzles a genuine calculation exercise rather than a pattern lookup.
Work out which mating pattern the position is heading towards, then find the forcing moves that assemble it. Calculating to the end matters here — a line that looks winning after two moves often has a defensive resource on move three.
This trainer draws on 285 puzzles tagged with the mate in 3 theme, rated from 519 to 2593 with a median of 1338. Every position comes from a real game in the Lichess open puzzle database, so the tactics are ones that actually occurred over the board rather than composed studies.
A mate-in-three puzzle forces mate within three moves against every defence. At this depth the solution usually involves a quiet move or a sacrifice in the middle of the sequence, which is what makes these puzzles a genuine calculation exercise rather than a pattern lookup.
There are 285 puzzles carrying this theme, with difficulty ratings from 519 to 2593. The median puzzle is rated 1338, which sits in the intermediate range.
Work out which mating pattern the position is heading towards, then find the forcing moves that assemble it. Calculating to the end matters here — a line that looks winning after two moves often has a defensive resource on move three.
Yes. Every puzzle is free and unlimited, with no account required. The puzzles come from the Lichess open puzzle database, which is released into the public domain.