Puzzle theme
Mate in 3 puzzles
Force checkmate in exactly three moves.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
h8
g
f
e
d
c
b
a
Example: Black to move
A mate in 3 puzzle rated about 1439. Find the best move for Black.
Show the solution
14... Qa3+ 15. Kb1 Nxc3+ 16. Ka1 Qxa2#
Other tactical themes
- Mate in 1
- Mate in 2
- Fork
- Pin
- Skewer
- Discovered Attack
- Double Check
- Back Rank Mate
- Smothered Mate
- Queenside Attack
- Sacrifice
- Deflection
- Clearance
- Attraction
- Hanging Piece
- Endgame