Mate in 3 chess puzzles

Play and solve mate-in-three-moves chess puzzles. You’ll find solutions and historical details and you can play each puzzle live against the computer.

diagram of Viacheslav Ragozin vs. Mihkail Botvinnik chess puzzle

Viacheslav Ragozin vs. Mihkail Botvinnik

Black to move and win in 3 in this online chess puzzle from Viacheslav Ragozin vs Mikhail Botvinnik, URSS, 1936.
diagram of Viktor Korchnoi vs. Lev Polugaevsky chess puzzle

Viktor Korchnoi vs. Lev Polugaevsky

Would you like to solve this puzzle from Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky? White to move and mate in 3. Play it on line.
diagram of Donald Byrne vs. Bobby Fischer chess puzzle

Donald Byrne vs. Bobby Fischer

Play online this chess puzzle from Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer. Black mates in 3.
diagram of Karl Gilg vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch chess puzzle

Karl Gilg vs. Aaron Nimzowitsch

Try to solve online this chess puzzle: Karl Gilg vs Aaron Nimzowitsch during Semmering tournament, 1926. Black wins in 3.
diagram of Daniel Harrwitz vs. Bernhard Horwitz chess puzzle

Daniel Harrwitz vs. Bernhard Horwitz

Put your wits to the test with this fun chess puzzle from 1846. White to move and win in 3.
diagram of Richard Reti vs. Saviely Tartakower chess puzzle

Richard Reti vs. Saviely Tartakower

White mates in 3 in a daring maneouver. Richard Reti vs Saviely Tartakower, Vienna 1910.
diagram of Popert vs. John Cochrane chess puzzle

Popert vs. John Cochrane

Black Mates in 3. Popert vs John Cochrane, London, 1841
diagram of Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat chess puzzle

Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat

Medium difficulty chess puzzle: Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Madame de Remusat 1804; White to Move and mate in 3.