White belt Popular
Printable chess puzzles, with answers
From first-time beginner to expert. Pick your belt, pick a theme, download. 100 puzzles per set, the answer on the next page.
Print on A4 or Letter, or open on a tablet. The 3:4 pages fill a reMarkable screen edge to edge and work in any PDF app.
Belt
Theme
Healthy Mix. A blend of every tactic. Forks, pins, skewers, mates, discovered attacks, and more. One puzzle at a time, no warning which theme is coming. Good for general tactical training.
Mate in 1. Find the single move that delivers checkmate. No calculation, just pattern recognition. The cleanest way to train your eye. Try a few Mate in 1 puzzles first.
Mate in 2. Find the two-move sequence that ends in checkmate. You have to anticipate the defender's reply, so calculation matters more than pattern recognition alone. A natural step up from Mate in 1. Try a few Mate in 2 puzzles first.
Find the best move. One move to find, and it isn't checkmate. Fork the king and queen, pin a piece, skewer a rook. Write down your move, then turn the page: the answer shows the whole line, so you see why it works. The step after mate in 1, and it stays hard all the way to Black belt. Try a few Find the best move puzzles first.
White belt
Mate in 1
White belt
Mate in 2
White belt
Find the best move
Yellow belt Popular
Healthy Mix
Yellow belt
Mate in 1
Yellow belt
Mate in 2
Yellow belt
Find the best move
Orange belt
Healthy Mix
Orange belt
Mate in 1
Orange belt
Mate in 2
Orange belt
Find the best move
Brown belt
Healthy Mix
Brown belt
Mate in 1
Brown belt
Mate in 2
Brown belt
Find the best move
Black belt
Healthy Mix
Black belt
Mate in 1
Black belt
Mate in 2
Black belt
Find the best move
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Questions
Which belt should I start with?
If you're new to puzzles, White belt. If you have a Lichess or Chess.com puzzle rating, match it: White 400–800, Yellow 800–1200, Orange 1200–1600, Brown 1600–2000, Black 2000–2500. When in doubt, start one belt lower. It should feel fun.
Which theme is easiest?
Mate in 1: find the single move that wins the game. Mate in 2 asks you to look one reply ahead. Find the best move is one move too, but it wins material instead of mating: a fork, a pin, a skewer. Healthy Mix shuffles every kind of tactic, so you never know what's coming. That's closest to a real game.
What's the difference between Vol 1 and Vol 2?
Same belt and theme, different puzzles. Each volume is 100 puzzles with no overlap.
How do I print them, or use them on a tablet?
Print on A4 or Letter with "fit to page". On a tablet, open the PDF in any PDF app. The 3:4 pages fill a reMarkable screen edge to edge and read well on iPad and other e-ink readers.
How often are new sets added?
Whenever they're ready. Sign up for the occasional email at the bottom of the page to hear about new sets and puzzle books.