'Boden's mate' 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.
White mates in 2. Puzzle #DmYdN (1742)
r2r2kb/4p2p/p2p2nB/1p1P1QPp/8/4q2B/PPP5/1K1R4 w - - 0 25
[ 25. Qe6+ Qxe6 26. Bxe6# ]
White mates in 2. Puzzle #p4PjF (1752)
3rk3/pp1n1p2/2p1b2p/2B1R3/8/3r1B1P/P4PP1/4R1K1 w - - 3 25
[ 25. Rxe6+ fxe6 26. Bh5# ]
White mates in 2. Puzzle #dSNR6 (1891)
2kr4/pp1n1pp1/2pBp1p1/2Pn2q1/Q2P3r/8/PP3P1P/R3KB1R w KQ - 4 17
[ 17. Qxc6+ bxc6 18. Ba6# ]
White mates in 2. Puzzle # (1896)
2kr3r/pp1n1qbb/2p1pnpp/8/2BP1B1P/5QN1/PPP2PP1/2KR3R w - - 0 16
[ 16. Qxc6+ bxc6 17. Ba6# ]
Black mates in 2. Puzzle #noRAf (1921)
r4k1r/pp3ppp/2Bb4/2qQ1b2/8/2N5/PP1N1PPP/2KRR3 b - - 0 17
[ 17... Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 Ba3# ]
Black mates in 2. Puzzle #MiKAc (1944)
r3r1k1/ppp1bppp/2n2n2/q4bB1/7Q/PBP2N2/1P1N1PPP/2KR3R b - - 0 15
[ 15... Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 Bxa3# ]
White mates in 2. Puzzle #35r3d (1952)
2kr1b1r/pp1np1pb/2p1Qn1p/3p3P/3q1BP1/3B3N/PPPN1P2/R3K2R w KQ - 0 14
[ 14. Qxc6+ bxc6 15. Ba6# ]
White mates in 2. Puzzle #wUu8P (1978)
2kr1b1r/pp1nqppp/Q1p1b3/3p3n/3P1B2/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/2KR1B1R w - - 5 13
[ 13. Qxc6+ bxc6 14. Ba6# ]
Black mates in 2. Puzzle #u7bf2 (2094)
4r1k1/ppp2ppp/8/2bP1b2/3q4/5B2/PP1N2PP/R1KQR3 b - - 8 20
[ 20... Qc3+ 21. bxc3 Ba3# ]
Black mates in 2. Puzzle #N29QK (2303)
r3rk2/1p1n1pp1/p2bpnb1/q2p2N1/3P1PP1/P1P1BB2/1P1NQ3/2KR3R b - - 0 17
[ 17... Qxc3+ 18. bxc3 Bxa3# ]
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