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Practice and progress with the best tactics 500 chess exercises Special Mate in 1 move Beginner and amateur level

Special Mate in 1 move · 2020. 12. 10. · 4 Introduction Tactical exercises special Mate in 1 move Chess is an excellent opportunity to develop memory, concentration, creativity

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    Practice and progress with the best tactics

    500 chess exercisesSpecial Mate in 1 move

    Beginner and amateur level

  • 2

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    Sommaire

    Introduction 4Mate exercises in 1 move and solutions 6 to 174Acknowledgements 176Links and websites 177Chess federations 178Chess links 179

    © Copyright 2020 Regis Warisse

    http://www.1000exercices.info/books/

    ISBN : 9782956348955

    http://www.1000exercices.info/books/

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    IntroductionTactical exercises special Mate in 1 move

    Chess is an excellent opportunity to develop memory, concentration, creativity and

    a sense of responsibility. They teach us to make the right choices at the right time.

    Winning a game of chess is always a great moment in the life of a player, whether

    he is a beginner, an enlightened amateur or an international grandmaster. But to

    win, you have to know how to win! Tactical exercises to checkmate in 1 move are

    among the most popular for beginners and club players to learn winning tactical

    patterns. Practice seriously with these progressive exercises, based on real games.

    Practice again and again to become a good chess player and win as many games

    as you can! The more time you spend practicing, the stronger you will become.

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    Robert James “Bobby” Fischer«You can only become good at chess if you love the game. Chess requires total concentration and a love of the game.» - Robert James Fischer

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer

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    MATE EN 1

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    1 - White to play 2 - Black to play

    3 - White to play 4 - Black to play

    5 - White to play 6 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 8

    1 - Kh4# 2 - ...Rd8#

    3 - Kg5# 4 - ...Bf3#

    5 - Re7# 6 - ...Q4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 9

    7 - White to play 8 - Black to play

    9 - White to play 10 - Black to play

    11 - White to play 12 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 10

    7 - Rxh6# 8 - ...R8g2#

    9 - a4# 10 - ...Nf2#

    11 - B4# 12 - ...Ng4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 11

    13 - White to play 14 - Black to play

    15 - White to play 16 - Black to play

    17 - White to play 18 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 12

    13 - hxg6# 14 - ...B4#

    15 - Qxa7# 16 - ...Re8#

    17 - Nxc7# 18 - ...Nf4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 13

    19 - White to play 20 - Black to play

    21 - White to play 22 - Black to play

    23 - White to play 24 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 14

    19 - Bg8# 20 - ...Bxf1#

    21 - Rf6# 22 - ...Rf1#

    23 - Nh6# 24 - ...Ng4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 15

    25 - White to play 26 - Black to play

    27 - White to play 28 - Black to play

    29 - White to play 30 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 16

    25 - Bf7# 26 - ...Nf5#

    27 - Rxh7# 28 - ...Bh3#

    29 - g5# 30 - ...Nxf3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 17

    31 - White to play 32 - Black to play

    33 - White to play 34 - Black to play

    35 - White to play 36 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 18

    31 - Rb8# 32 - ...Ng3#

    33 - Ng6# 34 - ...Qxh2#

    35 - Ng6# 36 - ...Rf1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 19

    37 - White to play 38 - Black to play

    39 - White to play 40 - Black to play

    41 - White to play 42 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 20

    37 - Re6# 38 - ...Bf1#

    39 - Ng6# 40 - ...Nf2#

    41 - Qxg7# 42 - ...Nxh3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 21

    43 - White to play 44 - Black to play

    45 - White to play 46 - Black to play

    47 - White to play 48 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 22

    43 - Nc7# 44 - ...Qh6#

    45 - Rd7# 46 - ...Qg1#

    47 - Qxh7# 48 - ...Rh6#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 23

    49 - White to play 50 - Black to play

    51 - White to play 52 - Black to play

    53 - White to play 54 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 24

    49 - Bf7# 50 - ...Bf3#

    51 - e6# 52 - ...Rg3#

    53 - Nxg5# 54 - ...Bg2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 25

    55 - White to play 56 - Black to play

    57 - White to play 58 - Black to play

    59 - White to play 60 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 26

    55 - Rf8# 56 - ...Nf3#

    57 - Bb5# 58 - ...Nf1#

    59 - hxg7# 60 - ...Rg1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 27

    61 - White to play 62 - Black to play

    63 - White to play 64 - Black to play

    65 - White to play 66 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 28

    61 - Bg7# 62 - ...Re1#r

    63 - Rxf7# 64 - ...Bf2#

    65 - Qf6# 66 - ...Qf3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 29

    67 - White to play 68 - Black to play

    69 - White to play 70 - Black to play

    71 - White to play 72 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 30

    67 - Bd8# 68 - ...Ng4#

    69 - Qxh7# 70 - ...b5#

    71 - Ne7# 72 - ...Qh2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 31

    73 - White to play 74 - Black to play

    75 - White to play 76 - Black to play

    77 - White to play 78 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 32

    73 - Rxf8# 74 - ...exf6#

    75 - Rg7# 76 - ...Qxh2#

    77 - Ba3# 78 - ...Nf4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 33

    79 - White to play 80 - Black to play

    81 - White to play 82 - Black to play

    83 - White to play 84 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 34

    79 - Bc5# 80 - ...e2#

    81 - b7# 82 - ...hxg4#

    83 - Bh6# 84 - ...Bg4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 35

    85 - White to play 86 - Black to play

    87 - White to play 88 - Black to play

    89 - White to play 90 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 36

    85 - Nh7# 86 - ...Qh2#

    87 - Ne5# 88 - ...Bf4#

    89 - Rh7# 90 - ...Bh4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 37

    91 - White to play 92 - Black to play

    93 - White to play 94 - Black to play

    95 - White to play 96 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 38

    91 - Qh5# 92 - ...B6#

    93 - Rh8# 94 - ...Qxe4#

    95 - Bxg7# 96 - ...h2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 39

    97 - White to play 98 - Black to play

    99 - White to play 100 - Black to play

    101 - White to play 102 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 40

    97 - Rh8# 98 - ...Nh4#

    99 - Ndc7# 100 - ...Rxh3#

    101 - Qg7# 102 - ...Nc5#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 41

    103 - White to play 104 - Black to play

    105 - White to play 106 - Black to play

    107 - White to play 108 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 42

    103 - Rb8# 104 - ...Nf2#

    105 - Bxc5# 106 - ...B2#

    107 - Q5# 108 - ...Qf2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 43

    109 - White to play 110 - Black to play

    111 - White to play 112 - Black to play

    113 - White to play 114 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 44

    109 - Rxh6# 110 - ...Nc2#

    111 - Nf6# 112 - ...Bd3#

    113 - Rxe7# 114 - ...Bf1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 45

    115 - White to play 116 - Black to play

    117 - White to play 118 - Black to play

    119 - White to play 120 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 46

    115 - Nh5# 116 - ...Bxe3#

    117 - Nf6# 118 - ...Rxg3#

    119 - hxg7# 120 - ...Rf1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 47

    121 - White to play 122 - Black to play

    123 - White to play 124 - Black to play

    125 - White to play 126 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 48

    121 - Nxf7# 122 - ...B2#

    123 - Bh6# 124 - ...Rg1#

    125 - Nf6# 126 - ...N3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 49

    127 - White to play 128 - Black to play

    129 - White to play 130 - Black to play

    131 - White to play 132 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 50

    127 - Qe5# 128 - ...Rf1#

    129 - Nc6# 130 - ...Qxc2#

    131 - Bg5# 132 - ...Ng4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 51

    133 - White to play 134 - Black to play

    135 - White to play 136 - Black to play

    137 - White to play 138 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 52

    133 - Rxh7# 134 - ...Nf3#

    135 - Qh8# 136 - ...Bf1#

    137 - Ng6# 138 - ...hxg4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 53

    139 - White to play 140 - Black to play

    141 - White to play 142 - Black to play

    143 - White to play 144 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 54

    139 - exf5# 140 - ...Rh1#

    141 - Rg8# 142 - ...g5#

    143 - Ne6# 144 - ...Be5#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 55

    145 - White to play 146 - Black to play

    147 - White to play 148 - Black to play

    149 - White to play 150 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 56

    145 - Ne7# 146 - ...Rf1#

    147 - Nf7# 148 - ...Qg5#

    149 - Bg6# 150 - ...g3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 57

    151 - White to play 152 - Black to play

    153 - White to play 154 - Black to play

    155 - White to play 156 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 58

    151 - b5# 152 - ...Rf7#

    153 - c8=N# 154 - ...Rxg3#

    155 - Nf6# 156 - ...Qxe4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 59

    157 - White to play 158 - Black to play

    159 - White to play 160 - Black to play

    161 - White to play 162 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 60

    157 - hxg3# 158 - ...Rg3#

    159 - Qc8# 160 - ...Bxe3#

    161 - Nxc6# 162 - ...Rh1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 61

    163 - White to play 164 - Black to play

    165 - White to play 166 - Black to play

    167 - White to play 168 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    163 - Rc2# 164 - ...g1=N#

    165 - Rc2# 166 - ...Rg1#

    167 - Ng6# 168 - ...Nh6#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 63

    169 - White to play 170 - Black to play

    171 - White to play 172 - Black to play

    173 - White to play 174 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 64

    169 - Qh8# 170 - ...Qf1#

    171 - g7# 172 - ...Bf2#

    173 - Rxh6# 174 - ...Qh6#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 65

    175 - White to play 176 - Black to play

    177 - White to play 178 - Black to play

    179 - White to play 180 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 66

    175 - Rf4# 176 - ...Ng3#

    177 - Nf6# 178 - ...Bf1#

    179 - e7# 180 - ...Rxc1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 67

    181 - White to play 182 - Black to play

    183 - White to play 184 - Black to play

    185 - White to play 186 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 68

    181 - gxf4# 182 - ...Rhxh4#

    183 - Qa6# 184 - ...Be6#

    185 - Nf5# 186 - ...Re3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 69

    187 - White to play 188 - Black to play

    189 - White to play 190 - Black to play

    191 - White to play 192 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 70

    187 - Re8# 188 - ...Nd4#

    189 - Bb5# 190 - ...Nf2#

    191 - Nxc6# 192 - ...Bxg3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 71

    193 - White to play 194 - Black to play

    195 - White to play 196 - Black to play

    197 - White to play 198 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 72

    193 - Qg8# 194 - ...Rh2#

    195 - Qxf6# 196 - ...Nb3#

    197 - Rh8# 198 - ...Bb4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 73

    199 - White to play 200 - Black to play

    201 - White to play 202 - Black to play

    203 - White to play 204 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 74

    199 - Nc6# 200 - ...Nf2#

    201 - Bh6# 202 - ...Qxb2#

    203 - hxg6# 204 - ...Bf1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 75

    205 - White to play 206 - Black to play

    207 - White to play 208 - Black to play

    209 - White to play 210 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 76

    205 - Ng6# 206 - ...Nf3#

    207 - Rxg6# 208 - ...Rf1#

    209 - gxf4# 210 - ...b1=N#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 77

    211 - White to play 212 - Black to play

    213 - White to play 214 - Black to play

    215 - White to play 216 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 78

    211 - Nxf6# 212 - ...N2#

    213 - Bf8# 214 - ...Re6#

    215 - Nxf6# 216 - ...Rd1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 79

    217 - White to play 218 - Black to play

    219 - White to play 220 - Black to play

    221 - White to play 222 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 80

    217 - Qxc6# 218 - ...Re2#

    219 - dxe8=N# 220 - ...Rg3#

    221 - Ne7# 222 - ...Qh2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 81

    223 - White to play 224 - Black to play

    225 - White to play 226 - Black to play

    227 - White to play 228 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 82

    223 - Bd8# 224 - ...Bh4#

    225 - Rh3# 226 - ...Bxb3#

    227 - Qh6# 228 - ...Ng4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 83

    229 - White to play 230 - Black to play

    231 - White to play 232 - Black to play

    233 - White to play 234 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 84

    229 - Rh5# 230 - ...Nc2#

    231 - g7# 232 - ...d1=Q#

    233 - e8=N# 234 - ...gxh2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 85

    235 - White to play 236 - Black to play

    237 - White to play 238 - Black to play

    239 - White to play 240 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 86

    235 - Nc7# 236 - ...Bf1#

    237 - Be3# 238 - ...Rh4#

    239 - Rb7# 240 - ...Bd3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 87

    241 - White to play 242 - Black to play

    243 - White to play 244 - Black to play

    245 - White to play 246 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 88

    241 - Qxh7# 242 - ...Qg5#

    243 - Bxg6# 244 - ...Rxd1#

    245 - Nf7# 246 - ...Ba3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 89

    247 - White to play 248 - Black to play

    249 - White to play 250 - Black to play

    251 - White to play 252 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 90

    247 - Rb6# 248 - ...Nxf3#

    249 - Bb5# 250 - ...Re1#

    251 - Ne7# 252 - ...Nf4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 91

    253 - White to play 254 - Black to play

    255 - White to play 256 - Black to play

    257 - White to play 258 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 92

    253 - Bg5# 254 - ...Bg1#

    255 - Qf8# 256 - ...f1=N#

    257 - Rg3# 258 - ...Ng3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 93

    259 - White to play 260 - Black to play

    261 - White to play 262 - Black to play

    263 - White to play 264 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 94

    259 - Bd7# 260 - ...Re1#

    261 - Na3# 262 - ...Qxd3#

    263 - B7# 264 - ...Bf1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 95

    265 - White to play 266 - Black to play

    267 - White to play 268 - Black to play

    269 - White to play 270 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 96

    265 - Rxa3# 266 - ...Nxb3#

    267 - Qa5# 268 - ...Nc4#

    269 - Rxh7# 270 - ...Bd4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 97

    271 - White to play 272 - Black to play

    273 - White to play 274 - Black to play

    275 - White to play 276 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 98

    271 - Qg7# 272 - ...Nc4#

    273 - Nh5# 274 - ...Bf1#

    275 - Rg3# 276 - ...Nf2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 99

    277 - White to play 278 - Black to play

    279 - White to play 280 - Black to play

    281 - White to play 282 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 100

    277 - Qf7# 278 - ...Qh3#

    279 - hxg5# 280 - ...Rc1#

    281 - Rd8# 282 - ...Nf2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 101

    283 - White to play 284 - Black to play

    285 - White to play 286 - Black to play

    287 - White to play 288 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 102

    283 - Ne6# 284 - ...Nd3#

    285 - Be3# 286 - ...Rf1#

    287 - Rxd8# 288 - ...N4d5#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 103

    289 - White to play 290 - Black to play

    291 - White to play 292 - Black to play

    293 - White to play 294 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 104

    289 - Bf8# 290 - ...Bh3#

    291 - Qh7# 292 - ...Qh5#

    293 - Rg5# 294 - ...Nf2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 105

    295 - White to play 296 - Black to play

    297 - White to play 298 - Black to play

    299 - White to play 300 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 106

    295 - Rg7# 296 - ...Qxf2#

    297 - Qh8# 298 - ...Bh3#

    299 - Nf7# 300 - ...Qc4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 107

    301 - White to play 302 - Black to play

    303 - White to play 304 - Black to play

    305 - White to play 306 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 108

    301 - Bg2# 302 - ...Rxg3#

    303 - Ne6# 304 - ...Nf2#

    305 - Rxf7# 306 - ...Ra1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 109

    307 - White to play 308 - Black to play

    309 - White to play 310 - Black to play

    311 - White to play 312 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 110

    307 - Be3# 308 - ...Ng4#

    309 - hxg6# 310 - ...Nxd1#

    311 - N5# 312 - ...bxa2#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 111

    313 - White to play 314 - Black to play

    315 - White to play 316 - Black to play

    317 - White to play 318 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 112

    313 - Rxb7# 314 - ...Bd6#

    315 - Bg5# 316 - ...Nxb4#

    317 - Nxf6# 318 - ...Rf3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 113

    319 - White to play 320 - Black to play

    321 - White to play 322 - Black to play

    323 - White to play 324 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 114

    319 - Qh3# 320 - ...Qe2#

    321 - Bxf7# 322 - ...B2#

    323 - Rxf8# 324 - ...Nh3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 115

    325 - White to play 326 - Black to play

    327 - White to play 328 - Black to play

    329 - White to play 330 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 116

    325 - Bf7# 326 - ...Bg3#

    327 - Nd7# 328 - ...Qh1#

    329 - Qg7# 330 - ...Rxg3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 117

    331 - White to play 332 - Black to play

    333 - White to play 334 - Black to play

    335 - White to play 336 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 118

    331 - d8=N# 332 - ...b1=Q#

    333 - Bf8# 334 - ...Rf1#

    335 - B6# 336 - ...Bd3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 119

    337 - White to play 338 - Black to play

    339 - White to play 340 - Black to play

    341 - White to play 342 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 120

    337 - Rg8# 338 - ...Nc5#

    339 - Qg8# 340 - ...Qxa2#

    341 - Bf8# 342 - ...Bh3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 121

    343 - White to play 344 - Black to play

    345 - White to play 346 - Black to play

    347 - White to play 348 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 122

    343 - Rg8# 344 - ...Nc5#

    345 - Bc5# 346 - ...Rxe3#

    347 - hxg5# 348 - ...Nf3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 123

    349 - White to play 350 - Black to play

    351 - White to play 352 - Black to play

    353 - White to play 354 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 124

    349 - Qxh6# 350 - ...Bh4#

    351 - N5# 352 - ...Rg5#

    353 - Ne6# 354 - ...Bxc4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 125

    355 - White to play 356 - Black to play

    357 - White to play 358 - Black to play

    359 - White to play 360 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 126

    355 - Qxf8# 356 - ...Na2#

    357 - Qc6# 358 - ...axb3#

    359 - Bxg5# 360 - ...Nf4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 127

    361 - White to play 362 - Black to play

    363 - White to play 364 - Black to play

    365 - White to play 366 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 128

    361 - Rh8# 362 - ...Re1#

    363 - Bf3# 364 - ...Nxe3#

    365 - Rxg7# 366 - ...Qxc3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 129

    367 - White to play 368 - Black to play

    369 - White to play 370 - Black to play

    371 - White to play 372 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 130

    367 - Bf6# 368 - ...Nc3#

    369 - e6# 370 - ...Rf2#

    371 - Qg7# 372 - ...Nc4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 131

    373 - White to play 374 - Black to play

    375 - White to play 376 - Black to play

    377 - White to play 378 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 132

    373 - Nf6# 374 - ...Ne2#

    375 - Bh7# 376 - ...Rd1#

    377 - f8=N# 378 - ...Rxh3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 133

    379 - White to play 380 - Black to play

    381 - White to play 382 - Black to play

    383 - White to play 384 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 134

    379 - Bb6# 380 - ...Nf3#

    381 - Qd6# 382 - ...c1=N#

    383 - N3# 384 - ...Qxh3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 135

    385 - White to play 386 - Black to play

    387 - White to play 388 - Black to play

    389 - White to play 390 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 136

    385 - Re8# 386 - ...Qxg2#

    387 - Bh4# 388 - ...Nf6#

    389 - g4# 390 - ...Rf6#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 137

    391 - White to play 392 - Black to play

    393 - White to play 394 - Black to play

    395 - White to play 396 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

  • 138

    391 - Nc6# 392 - ...Rh4#

    393 - Qxg7# 394 - ...Rd3#

    395 - Bxd5# 396 - ...Bxg3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

  • 139

    397 - White to play 398 - Black to play

    399 - White to play 400 - Black to play

    401 - White to play 402 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    397 - N4# 398 - ...Ng4#

    399 - Rb8# 400 - ...g4#

    401 - Be6# 402 - ...Ne6#

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    403 - White to play 404 - Black to play

    405 - White to play 406 - Black to play

    407 - White to play 408 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    403 - Rxg2# 404 - ...Ne4#

    405 - Bh6# 406 - ...Nh3#

    407 - Ne6# 408 - ...Q4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    409 - White to play 410 - Black to play

    411 - White to play 412 - Black to play

    413 - White to play 414 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    409 - Rh8# 410 - ...Ba6#

    411 - Ng5# 412 - ...Qh3#

    413 - Nh7# 414 - ...Bf4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    415 - White to play 416 - Black to play

    417 - White to play 418 - Black to play

    419 - White to play 420 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    415 - Bh6# 416 - ...Qxg2#

    417 - B5# 418 - ...hxg4#

    419 - Ng5# 420 - ...Rf4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    421 - White to play 422 - Black to play

    423 - White to play 424 - Black to play

    425 - White to play 426 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    421 - Rf8# 422 - ...Nc7#

    423 - Bf6# 424 - ...Qg1#

    425 - g5# 426 - ...h1=N#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    427 - White to play 428 - Black to play

    429 - White to play 430 - Black to play

    431 - White to play 432 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    427 - Rxg6# 428 - ...Rg3#

    429 - Ng5# 430 - ...Bh3#

    431 - Bb5# 432 - ...Rd1#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    433 - White to play 434 - Black to play

    435 - White to play 436 - Black to play

    437 - White to play 438 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    433 - Ne6# 434 - ...Bf3#

    435 - Rg8# 436 - ...Qf3#

    437 - B6# 438 - ...Nxh3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    439 - White to play 440 - Black to play

    441 - White to play 442 - Black to play

    443 - White to play 444 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    439 - Nf6# 440 - ...Rf3#

    441 - e5# 442 - ...Bf3#

    443 - Rh8# 444 - ...Nb3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    445 - White to play 446 - Black to play

    447 - White to play 448 - Black to play

    449 - White to play 450 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    445 - g5# 446 - ...Ng3#

    447 - Bh4# 448 - ...Nd3#

    449 - Bb5# 450 - ...Nxg3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    451 - White to play 452 - Black to play

    453 - White to play 454 - Black to play

    455 - White to play 456 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    451 - Qxc6# 452 - ...Bc2#

    453 - Rb7# 454 - ...Rxd3#

    455 - hxg7# 456 - ...Nd3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    457 - White to play 458 - Black to play

    459 - White to play 460 - Black to play

    461 - White to play 462 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    457 - Ne5# 458 - ...f1=N#

    459 - d8=Q# 460 - ...Bg3#

    461 - Rc8# 462 - ...Bb4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    463 - White to play 464 - Black to play

    465 - White to play 466 - Black to play

    467 - White to play 468 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    463 - Rf8# 464 - ...Bh3#

    465 - Bb7# 466 - ...Qf1#

    467 - Nxb6# 468 - ...Nf3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    469 - White to play 470 - Black to play

    471 - White to play 472 - Black to play

    473 - White to play 474 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    469 - Rg6# 470 - ...Bc8#

    471 - Qe5# 472 - ...Re2#

    473 - Qxh7# 474 - ...Bxf3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    475 - White to play 476 - Black to play

    477 - White to play 478 - Black to play

    479 - White to play 480 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    475 - Qf8# 476 - ...Rxh2#

    477 - Nxf6# 478 - ...Rxh2#

    479 - Bg5# 480 - ...Bxf3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    481 - White to play 482 - Black to play

    483 - White to play 484 - Black to play

    485 - White to play 486 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    481 - Nf6# 482 - ...Bf2#

    483 - Qg8# 484 - ...Rxh3#

    485 - Ng5# 486 - ...Rb4#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    487 - White to play 488 - Black to play

    489 - White to play 490 - Black to play

    491 - White to play 492 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    487 - Qxe5# 488 - ...Nf3#

    489 - axb3# 490 - ...B2#

    491 - Bb6# 492 - ...h5#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    493 - White to play 494 - Black to play

    495 - White to play 496 - Black to play

    497 - White to play 498 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    493 - Rxd7# 494 - ...R8f3#

    495 - Bxf7# 496 - ...Nf2#

    497 - B3# 498 - ...Qxb5#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    499 - White to play 500 - Black to play

    Mate in 1

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    499 - g7# 500 - ...Bh3#

    Mate in 1 - Solutions

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    AcknowledgementsI would like to thank my family and friends for their support and encouragement

    throughout my life. I would also like to thank the people in the chess world who

    have supported me, I think in particular of Luc Pitallier, Philippe Dornbusch and

    Patrick Jouhannet.

    I thank God for His protection and the inspiration given to me for this book and

    in my life in general.

    The sites and books that inspired me:

    * Hoʻoponopono : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho%CA%BBoponopono

    * Emmet Fox : https://www.amazon.com/Emmet-Fox/e/B000APUWYY

    * Ellen White : https://whiteestate.org/

    I thank Robert James “Bobby” Fischer for his chess games, as well as for his

    example of discipline, focus and concentration.

    * Bobby Fischer Against The World - Nhess Documentary :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGlamqw9nLw

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho%CA%BBoponoponohttps://www.amazon.com/Emmet-Fox/e/B000APUWYYhttps://whiteestate.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGlamqw9nLw

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    Links and websites to discover

    * Chess.com : https://www.chess.com/?ref_id=21530754

    Play chess on Chess.com - Rhe #1 chess community with +30 million members

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    * http://www.1000exercices.info/books/ - Bree chess exercises books in PDF format

    Websites and social profiles in French

    * http://www.jouer-aux-echecs-en-ligne.net/

    * http://www.apprendrelesechecs.com/

    * https://twitter.com/jouerauxechecs

    * https://www.facebook.com/jouerauxechecsenligne

    I wish to present here some sites to discover or rediscover in order to continue

    to progress in the field of chess.

    * Forwardchess.com : https://forwardchess.com/ - Nhess eBooks

    * Chess guides : https://echecsprogress.fr/

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    English-speaking chess federations

    * FIDE - International Chess Federation : https://www.fide.com/

    * United States Chess Federation : http://www.uschess.org/

    * Chess Federation of Canada : https://www.chess.ca/

    * English Chess Federation : https://www.englishchess.org.uk/

    * Australian Chess Federation : https://auschess.org.au/

    * Irish Chess Union : https://www.icu.ie/

    * Chess Scotland : https://www.chessscotland.com/

    Chess federations around the world* Chess Federation of Russia : https://ruchess.ru/

    * Ukrainian Chess Federation : http://ukrchess.org.ua/

    * Chinese Chess Association : http://cca.imsa.cn/

    * Japan Chess Association : http://www.jca-chess.com/

    - https://japanchess.org/

    * All India Chess Federation : http://aicf.in/

    * German Chess Federation : https://www.schachbund.de/

    * Italian Chess Federation : http://www.federscacchi.it/

    * Spanish Chess Federation : https://feda.org/

    * Norwegian Chess Federation : http://www.sjakk.no/

    https://www.fide.com/http://www.uschess.org/https://www.chess.ca/https://www.englishchess.org.uk/https://auschess.org.au/https://www.icu.ie/https://www.chessscotland.com/https://ruchess.ru/http://ukrchess.org.ua/http://cca.imsa.cn/http://www.jca-chess.com/https://japanchess.org/http://aicf.in/https://www.schachbund.de/http://www.federscacchi.it/https://feda.org/http://www.sjakk.no/

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    Youtube Chess ChannelsLearning chess on YouTube is a popular and fun way to learn. In this page we will

    introduce you to some of the best YouTube chess channels so that you can find the

    ones you want to spend your time on.

    * Chessbrah : https://www.youtube.com/user/chessbrah

    * John Bartholomew : https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnBartholomewChess

    * ChessNetwork : https://www.youtube.com/ChessNetworkTV

    * Thechesswebsite : https://www.youtube.com/c/chesswebsite

    * Agadmator’s Chess Channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/AGADMATOR

    * Chess Talk : https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessTalk

    * ChessBase : https://www.youtube.com/user/ChessBaseGmbH

    * ChessBase India : https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessBaseIndiachannel

    * Chess.com : https://www.youtube.com/user/wwwChesscom

    * Saint Louis Chess Club : https://www.youtube.com/user/STLChessClub

    * Coffee Chess : https://www.youtube.com/c/CoffeeChess

    * iChess.net : https://www.youtube.com/user/OnlineChessLessons

    * Chess24 : https://www.youtube.com/user/chess24media

    * BlitzStream : https://www.youtube.com/user/blitzstreamchess

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    Chess software and video games

    Discover the best training programs and chess video games to practice playing

    chess in the comfort of your own home.

    * Fritz / Chessbase : https://shop.chessbase.com/en/categories/chesspro-

    gramms-fritz

    * Chessmaster 11 : https://www.amazon.com/Chessmaster-11/s?k=Chessmaster+11

    * Pure Chess : http://www.purechess.com/

    * Chess Ultra : https://ripstone.com/game/chess-ultra/

    https://www.amazon.com/Chessmaster-11/s?k=Chessmaster+11

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    Movies, documentaries and series on chessA list of chess-themed movies and series to see and watch again for fun!

    * Bobby Fischer Against The World - Nhess Documentary :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGlamqw9nLw

    * Pawn Sacrifice (2011)

    * Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

    * Queen of Katwe (2016)

    * Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (2003)

    * Magnus (2016)

    * Knights Of The South Bronx (2005)

    * Queen To Play (2009)

    * Brooklyn Castle (2012)

    * The Luzhin Defense (2000)

    * The Queen’s Gambit (miniseries 2020)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGlamqw9nLw

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    The best sites to learn chessA list of sites to learn how to play chess, improve your knowledge of the game

    and progress quickly.

    * Chess.com : https://www.chess.com/lessons?ref_id=21530754

    * Lichess.org : https://lichess.org/learn#/

    * Chesskid.com : https://www.chesskid.com/

    * Chess24.com Learn : https://chess24.com/en/learn

    * Wikipedia Chess : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Chess

    * Instructables.com : https://www.instructables.com/Playing-Chess/

    * Learningchess.net : https://learningchess.net/

    https://www.chess.com/lessons?ref_id=21530754https://lichess.org/learn#/https://www.chesskid.com/https://chess24.com/en/learnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Chesshttps://www.instructables.com/Playing-Chess/https://learningchess.net/

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    The best sites for chess puzzles

    Chess puzzles and tactical problems will help you to improve your skills and ability in

    the legendary game of chess. So without further delay, discover the best sites of chess

    puzzles and tactical exercises!

    * Chesspuzzles.com : https://www.chesspuzzles.com/

    * Gameknot.com : https://gameknot.com/chess-puzzles.pl

    * ChessPuzzle.net : https://chesspuzzle.net/

    * Thechesswebsite.com : https://www.thechesswebsite.com/chess-puzzles/

    * Chesskid.com : https://www.chesskid.com/puzzles

    * Kidchess.com : https://www.kidchess.com/learn-chess/kid-chess-puzzles/

    * Chesstips.fr : http://chesstips.fr/

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    Websites to play chess onlineA selection of the best sites for playing online chess with thousands of players around

    the world.

    * Chess.com : https://www.chess.com/?ref_id=21530754

    * Lichess.org : https://lichess.org/

    * Chess24 : https://chess24.com/en/play/chess

    * Chessfriends : https://www.chessfriends.com/

    * Chessbase : https://play.chessbase.com/

    * Chesshotel : https://www.chesshotel.com/

    * Chesstempo : https://fr.chesstempo.com/play-chess-online/

    * Gameknot : https://gameknot.com/

    * Sparkchess : https://www.sparkchess.com/

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    500 chess exercisesSpecial Mate in 1 move

    Who is this book for?

    This book is intended for beginners and amateur chess players who want to

    progress in this wonderful game of strategy. Learning how to manage finals and

    endgame is essential to win. These progressive Mate in 1 move exercises will

    help you progress quickly to increase your level of play. All the exercises are

    based on real games.

    Learn how to win your games with the rook, knight, bishop, queen or pawn

    through many different tactical exercises.

    Author, player and website creator in the chess field, Regis Warisse has worked in the chess world for many years to contribute to the best of strategy games, so good for the mind! Through his site 1000exercices.info, he tries to make discover the game of chess to the greatest number of people.