Here are some 'mate in 8' chess puzzles (rated by lichess).
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.


[ 29. Rxb7+ Ka8 30. Rb8+ Kxb8 31. Qb5+ Bb6 32. Qe5+ Ka8 33. Rc8+ Rxc8 34. Qe4+ Rc6 35. Qxc6+ Kb8 36. Qb7# ] (2502)


[ 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. hxg5+ Kg8 15. Rh8+ Kxh8 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. g6 Nf6 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8# ] (2555)


[ 36. Nd6+ Ke7 37. Nf5+ exf5 38. Qd8+ Ke6 39. Re8+ Kf7 40. Re7+ Kg6 41. Qe8+ Rf7 42. Qxf7+ Kh6 43. Qh7# ] (2573)


[ 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Bh6+ Kh8 33. Bg5+ Kg8 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Rh8+ Ke7 36. Nxd5+ Kd7 37. Rd8# ] (2704)


[ 26... Re3+ 27. Kh4 Qf2+ 28. Kh5 Re5+ 29. g5 Rxg5+ 30. Kxg5 f6+ 31. Kg4 h5+ 32. Kxh5 Qf5+ 33. Kh4 Qg5# ] (2751)


[ 20. Ne6+ Ke8 21. Nc7+ Kf7 22. Qe6+ Kg7 23. Ne8+ Kh8 24. Bc3+ Nf6 25. Bxf6+ Rxf6 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27. Qg7# ] (2785)


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