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Goal: The first move is not a check — it sets up a mate that Black cannot stop. 5 puzzles · ★★★ = no mistakes.
A quiet move gives no check and captures nothing — but sets up a mate Black cannot stop.
Mate in two. A quiet queen move threatens mate on g7 and on the back row.
Do not only look at checks. Find a move that threatens checkmate in two different ways, or takes away the king’s last escape square.
A quiet move gives no check and captures nothing, but it creates a threat Black cannot meet. Strong players always ask: “If I had one free move, where would my pieces mate?” — then play the move that makes it happen.
Chapter 7 — Mate in two: Your first move makes mate unstoppable. The board then plays Black’s best defence — and you give checkmate on the next move.