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Chess Puzzles by Theme

Solve chess puzzles by theme: 60 themes from the Lichess puzzle database, free and without an account.

Puzzle themes

Checkmates

  • Mate in 1
  • Mate in 2
  • Mate in 3
  • Mate in 4
  • Mate in 5+
  • Checkmate
  • Back-rank mate
  • Smothered mate
  • Anastasia's mate
  • Arabian mate
  • Hook mate
  • Boden's mate
  • Double bishop mate
  • Dovetail mate
  • Epaulette mate
  • Opera mate
  • Pillsbury's mate
  • Morphy's mate
  • Kill box mate
  • Triangle mate
  • Vuković mate
  • Balestra mate
  • Blind swine mate
  • Corner mate
  • Swallow's tail mate

Tactics

  • Fork
  • Pin
  • Skewer
  • Discovered attack
  • Discovered check
  • Double check
  • Deflection
  • Attraction
  • Clearance
  • Interference
  • Intermezzo
  • X-ray attack
  • Remove the defender
  • Hanging piece
  • Trapped piece
  • Sacrifice
  • Quiet move
  • Defensive move
  • Zugzwang
  • Collinear move

Attacking play

  • Kingside attack
  • Queenside attack
  • Exposed king
  • Attacking f2/f7
  • Advanced pawn

Special moves

  • Promotion
  • Underpromotion
  • En passant
  • Castling

Endgames

  • Pawn endgame
  • Rook endgame
  • Bishop endgame
  • Knight endgame
  • Queen endgame
  • Queen and rook endgame