Puzzles

Chess Puzzles

Find the best move in each position

Chess puzzles picked from real games: mates, forks, pins, sacrifices... The opponent makes the first move, then it is yours: find the winning moves. The puzzles come from Lichess' open database, ordered by their rating.

Difficulty
Free, nothing to install

How to play

A puzzle starts with the opponent's move; then it is your turn. You play the side at the bottom.

  • The lineAfter a right move the opponent replies and you carry on. On the last move any mate counts. A wrong move is taken back; after one you may watch the solution.