Tactical pattern library

Train the pattern.
Spot the move.

Choose a motif and solve positions built around it. Focused repetition turns tactical ideas into instinct.

Themes
62
Categories
6
Theme drills
6.3M

22 themes

Checkmate

22 themes

Finishing patterns, from direct mates to named mating nets.

Mate in 1 Find checkmate in one move 264,682 puzzles Mate in 2 Find checkmate in two moves 278,280 puzzles Mate in 3+ Find checkmate in three or more moves 99,720 puzzles Back Rank Mate Checkmate on the first or eighth rank 53,032 puzzles Smothered Mate Checkmate by a knight where the king is trapped by its own pieces 7,130 puzzles Arabian Mate Checkmate with rook and knight 3,119 puzzles Anastasia Mate Checkmate with rook and knight against a king on the edge 2,853 puzzles Boden Mate Checkmate with two bishops on criss-crossing diagonals 1,403 puzzles Double Bishop Mate Checkmate using two bishops 1,271 puzzles Dovetail Mate Queen mate where the king's escape squares are blocked by its own pieces 1,741 puzzles Hook Mate Checkmate with rook, knight, and pawn pattern 4,072 puzzles Pillsbury Mate Checkmate with rook and bishop against a castled king 20,812 puzzles Opera Mate Checkmate with rook and bishop on the back rank 20,902 puzzles Epaulette Mate Checkmate where the king is boxed in by its own rooks 8,031 puzzles Corner Mate Checkmate with rook and knight against a king in the corner 4,196 puzzles Swallowtail Mate Queen mate where the king's only flight squares are self-blocked 3,146 puzzles Triangle Mate Queen and supporting piece mate in a triangular pattern 3,146 puzzles Morphy Mate Checkmate with bishop and rook against a fianchettoed king 2,674 puzzles Blind Swine Mate Checkmate with two rooks on the seventh rank 2,447 puzzles Kill Box Mate Rook and queen mate boxing the king into a 3x3 square 2,217 puzzles Vukovic Mate Checkmate with rook and knight supported against the edge 1,047 puzzles Balestra Mate Checkmate with queen and bishop cutting off every escape 598 puzzles