Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 864
Find checkmate in 2 moves.
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32...Nh3+ 33.Kh1 Qg1#
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Discovered check puzzles
45 discovered check puzzles from real games, rated 864 to 2640. Here are 18, from easiest to hardest.
A discovered check is a discovered attack against the king. One piece moves and the piece behind it gives check, so your opponent must answer the check and cannot deal with whatever the moving piece is doing.
That makes the moving piece almost free: it can capture a defended piece, attack the queen or land on a square where it would normally be taken. When both pieces give check at once, it is a double check, and only a king move can answer it.
How to solve them: When your piece stands between your long-range piece and the enemy king, every move it makes comes with check. Look for the most valuable thing it can grab.
New to the idea? Read Double check in chess first.
18 discovered check puzzles to solve
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Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 1057
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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32...d4+ 33.Kf1 dxe3
Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 1061
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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11...dxc3+ 12.Kh1 cxb2
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1193
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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48...Nf1+ 49.Kg1 Ng3+ 50.Kf2 Nxe2
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1229
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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24.cxd5+ Kd8 25.Rxb8+
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1295
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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9.Nc6+ Be6 10.Nxd8
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1434
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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20...Bxe2 21.Kxe2 Bc5+ 22.Kf3 Bxa3
Black to move · 2 moves · Rating 1639
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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36...Rd5+ 37.Rxa5 Rxa5
White to move · 3 moves · Rating 1720
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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14.h5+ Kh6 15.Nxe6+ Kh7 16.Nxf8+
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1808
Find checkmate in 3 moves.
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35...Ng4+ 36.Kh1 Qd1+ 37.Bf1 Qxf1#
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 2018
Find checkmate in 3 moves.
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27...Rxf1+ 28.Rxf1 Bxg2+ 29.Kg1 Bf3#
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 2097
Find checkmate in 2 moves.
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12.Nd6+ Ke7 13.Nxf5#
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 2124
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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15...Nf3+ 16.Ke2 Qxb7 17.Kxf3 c5+
White to move · 3 moves · Rating 2159
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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23.Be8+ Qg7 24.Qxg7+ Kxg7 25.Rxc8
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 2219
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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36...Rxe3 37.Rd8+ Re8+ 38.Kg2 Rxd8
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 2289
Find checkmate in 2 moves.
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24.Nd6+ Qxd6 25.Bf7#
White to move · 4 moves · Rating 2453
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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40.Rxg6+ fxg6 41.f7+ Kxf7 42.fxg6+ Ke7 43.Qxe2+
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 2640
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
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31...axb2+ 32.Kb1 Ra1+ 33.Kxb2 Ba3+
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Positions from the open Lichess puzzle database (CC0).