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Chess Puzzles for Beginners

Solving chess puzzles regularly is the way to excel at chess, as it sharpens your calculation. Time to test yourself with these 10 beginner puzzles.

Chessify Team1 min read

The practice shows that solving chess puzzles regularly is an important part of learning chess, as they sharpen calculation skills and help to spot patterns faster. Chess lovers value such puzzles since they are a great way to improve chess skills.

In this blog, we have collected a few interesting puzzles for beginners. Test yourself! How many minutes will you need to solve each of them?

1. Mate in 2, white to move

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2. Mate in 2, white to move

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3. Mate in 1, white to move

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4. Mate in 2, white to move

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5. Mate in 2, white to move

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6. Mate in 2, white to move

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7. Mate in 2, white to move

puzzle_7

8. Mate in 1, white to move

puzzle_8

9. Mate in 1, white to move

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10. Mate in 1, white to move

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Solutions

1) 1. Qxf6+ gxf6 2. Bxh6#

2) 1. Nf6+ Kh6 2. Bf8#

3) 1. d8=Q#

4) 1. Qxf7+ Rxf7 2. Re8#

5) 1. Be7 Qxb6 2. f8=N#

6) 1. Qf6+ Rg7 2. Rh1#

7) 1. Rd4 Rbd6 2. Rc4#

8) 1. Rh4#

9) 1. Nf3#

10) 1. Qxf7#

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