Printable chess puzzles

Twelve puzzles on one sheet: four mates in one, four forks and four pins. Press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac) and choose Save as PDF, or print straight away.

In short: Every position comes from the training available on this site, so you can solve them on paper first and then check them on a live board. The answer key is at the end of the sheet, on its own printed page.

How to print

This worksheet is an ordinary page: there is no file to download. In the print dialog choose portrait orientation and 100% scale. The header, menu and footer do not print, so only the diagrams end up on paper.

Puzzle sheet

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1. Mate in one — White to move

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2. Mate in one — White to move

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3. Mate in one — White to move

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4. Mate in one — White to move

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5. Forks — White to move

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6. Forks — White to move

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7. Forks — White to move

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8. Forks — White to move

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9. Pins — White to move

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10. Pins — White to move

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11. Pins — White to move

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12. Pins — White to move

Answer key

Solutions given in algebraic notation.

Mate in one: Qa7#
Mate in one: Rh8#
Mate in one: Qg7#
Mate in one: Qb7#
Forks: Nc7+
Forks: Ne6+
Forks: Ne6
Forks: Nb6
Pins: Rxd5+
Pins: fxe5
Pins: Rxd4+
Pins: Qxd4+

You can solve the same puzzles on a live board in the tactics training.

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