Mate in 1 chess puzzles
Each position has one move that checkmates at once. Find it.
Look at every check you have first: checks are forcing, and one of them ends the game. For each check, ask where the king could go and what could block or take the checking piece.
8 real puzzles from games on Lichess, easiest first, rated 461 to 2530. The course has 1,724 mate in 1 puzzles in all.
Puzzle 1 · rated 461
White just played Rc3. Black to move.
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33... Qxg2#
Puzzle 2 · rated 690
White just played Kxg1. Black to move.
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25... Qh2#
Puzzle 3 · rated 799
Black just played Qxd6. White to move.
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25. Qxd6#
Puzzle 4 · rated 910
Black just played Kxh7. White to move.
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19. Rh3#
Puzzle 5 · rated 1037
White just played Kf5. Black to move.
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51... Qg6#
Puzzle 6 · rated 1208
White just played Kf3. Black to move.
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39... Rf2#
Puzzle 7 · rated 1461
Black just played Nxh5. White to move.
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11. Bb5#
Puzzle 8 · rated 2530
Black just played Kh6. White to move.
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39. Qg5#
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Puzzles from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Every line was replayed move by move by the course's rules engine. Part of Chess Path, a free chess course. Free coach for your Chess.com and Lichess games.