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Checkmate in 3 Moves: Checkmates

The document discusses checkmates and presents several chess positions where white can force checkmate in 3 moves. It provides context on the meaning of checkmate and the ways for the king to escape check before presenting multiple puzzles for the reader to solve.

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Checkmate in 3 Moves: Checkmates

The document discusses checkmates and presents several chess positions where white can force checkmate in 3 moves. It provides context on the meaning of checkmate and the ways for the king to escape check before presenting multiple puzzles for the reader to solve.

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Checkmates

Level 3

Checkmate in 3 moves
Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
1. KILL
Capturing the piece that is delivering check
2. BLOCK
Blocking the check with another piece
3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+kvl-tr(
7zpp+-+pzpp'
6-+p+-+-+&
5+-+-wq-+-%
4-+-+n+-+$
3+-+Q+-+-#
2PzPPvL-zPPzP"
1+-mKR+LsNR!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-tr-+-tr-mk(
7+-zplwq-sn-'
6p+-+p+nsN&
5+p+P+-+-%
4-+P+-+-+$
3+-+LzP-+R#
2-+-+-+PzP"
1vL-+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-trk+(
7+-+p+pzpp'
6-+p+-+-+&
5+-tRN+-+R%
4-+-+-+-+$
3wQ-+-+-+-#
2P+P+-+-+"
1+K+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

XABCDEFGHY
8rwq-+-trk+(
7zplzp-+-zpp'
6-zp-vl-+-+&
5+-+N+p+-%
4-+L+-+-+$
3zP-+-zPPsn-#
2-zP-+-zP-zP"
1+-tRQmK-+R!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+R+-+-tR(
7zp-+-+pzp-'
6-zp-+p+kzp&
5+-+-+-+-%
4nzP-+-+NzP$
3+-+-+PmK-#
2q+-+P+-+"
1+-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+-+(
7+-+-+Q+-'
6-zp-+-+-mk&
5+-vl-zp-zp-%
4P+-+P+-zp$
3+-zP-vLPzPP#
2-zP-+n+-mK"
1+-+q+-+-!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

2007 Chess Kids

1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

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Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

Checkmates

Level 3

Checkmate in 3 moves
Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
1. KILL
Capturing the piece that is delivering check
2. BLOCK
Blocking the check with another piece
3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-+-tr(
7+-+-zppmk-'
6-+lzp-tR-+&
5+-+-+-sN-%
4p+-zpP+PwQ$
3+-+P+-+P#
2PzPq+-+-+"
1+-+R+-+K!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8rsn-+-+k+(
7zpp+-zp-+-'
6-wqpzpPtrn+&
5+-+P+-+R%
4-+-+Q+p+$
3zP-zP-+P+-#
2-+PvL-+-+"
1+-mK-+-+R!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+k+(
7+-+-+-zp-'
6-+-sNp+-zp&
5+-zP-zP-+-%
4-zp-+Q+Pvl$
3+P+-+-+P#
2-wqr+-+-+"
1+-+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-+-mk(
7zpp+-vLptRp'
6-+-+-+-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+-+N+-+$
3+-+-+-+P#
2qzPP+-+-+"
1+-mKR+-+-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-+-mk(
7zppzp-+-+r'
6-+-zpqsNP+&
5+-+-+-wQ-%
4-+-zP-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzPP+-+P+"
1+-mK-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-+-wQ(
7+l+-trk+-'
6pzp-wq-zp-+&
5+-snp+L+-%
4P+n+-tR-+$
3+-sN-+-+-#
2-zPP+-+PzP"
1+-+-tR-+K!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

2007 Chess Kids

1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

Page 7 of 10
Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

Checkmates

Level 3

Checkmate in 3 moves
Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
1. KILL
Capturing the piece that is delivering check
2. BLOCK
Blocking the check with another piece
3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

XABCDEFGHY
8rwqlsnkvl-tr(
7zp-+-zp-zpp'
6-+p+-zp-+&
5+-+-sN-+-%
4Q+L+PzP-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzP-+-+PzP"
1tR-vL-+K+R!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-wQ-+(
7zp-+-+-+p'
6-+-+-+p+&
5+-tR-+p+k%
4-+-+-+-zP$
3+P+-+-zP-#
2P+p+-zP-+"
1+-+qtrLmK-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8ktr-+-+-wQ(
7zp-+-wq-+-'
6-+-tR-zp-+&
5+P+-vL-+-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2-mK-+-+-+"
1+-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-wqkvlntr(
7zppzpl+-zpp'
6-+-+-zpn+&
5+-+Pzp-+-%
4-+-+Q+-+$
3+-zPLvLN+-#
2PzP-+-+PzP"
1tRN+-mK-+R!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8k+r+-+-tr(
7+p+-+-+-'
6nzP-+-+-+&
5+-+-+p+q%
4-+-+-vLn+$
3tR-+-+-zP-#
2-+-+-zP-+"
1+-+-+LmK-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+-mk(
7+-+-mK-zpp'
6-+-+-+-sN&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2-+-+-+-+"
1vL-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

2007 Chess Kids

1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

Page 8 of 10
Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

Checkmates

Level 3

Checkmate in 3 moves
Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
1. KILL
Capturing the piece that is delivering check
2. BLOCK
Blocking the check with another piece
3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-wq-tr-mk(
7+-+-sN-zpp'
6-+-+-zpl+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4R+Q+-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2-+-+-+PzP"
1+-+-+-+K!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+rmk(
7+-+P+Qzpp'
6-zp-+-+-+&
5+-+-+-tr-%
4P+-+-+-+$
3+P+-wq-+-#
2-+-+-tRPzP"
1+-+-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwq-mk-+(
7zpp+-zpptrp'
6-+-+-+p+&
5+L+-zP-+-%
4-+-sN-+-+$
3+-sN-+-+-#
2PzPP+-+PzP"
1+-+RmK-+R!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-+ntr(
7zpp+-vlpzpp'
6-+-+-mk-+&
5+-+Qzp-wq-%
4-+-+P+-+$
3+-zP-+-+-#
2-+-+-zPPzP"
1tRN+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+r+q+r+(
7+-+-+-+k'
6p+-zpNvlpzp&
5+p+-+-+-%
4-+-+P+-+$
3+-+R+-+Q#
2PsnP+-+-zP"
1+K+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8ksN-tRr+-+(
7zpnwQ-+-+-'
6-+-+-+-+&
5+-+-zP-+-%
4qzPK+-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2-+-+-+-+"
1+-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

2007 Chess Kids

1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

Page 9 of 10
Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

Checkmates

Level 3

Checkmate in 3 moves
Checkmate comes from the ancient Persian words Shah, meaning King and mat meaning
dead. Literally translated it means the King is dead.
Remember a checkmate must first be a check (the King is attacked). Then you need to make
sure the King cannot escape from check by any of:
1. KILL
Capturing the piece that is delivering check
2. BLOCK
Blocking the check with another piece
3. RUN AWAY Moving away from check
In the following positions it is White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwq-+rmk(
7+p+p+-+-'
6p+n+pzPQzp&
5+-+n+-+-%
4-+-+N+-+$
3+N+L+-+-#
2PzPPvl-+PzP"
1tR-+-+R+K!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-mk-+r+-tr(
7+p+-+-+-'
6-zP-+-+l+&
5+-sNpzPp+-%
4RtR-mK-+-zp$
3+-+-+-+-#
2-+-+-+-+"
1+-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-wq-+ktr(
7zppzplvl-+p'
6-+nzp-+-vL&
5+L+N+-+Q%
4-+-zPP+-zP$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzPP+-+-+"
1+-+-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-mkr+(
7zpptRl+p+Q'
6-+-+pzP-zP&
5+-+n+-+-%
4-zp-sN-+-tR$
3wq-+-+-+-#
2-+-+-zPP+"
1+-+-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+-+(
7+-+-+-+-'
6-+N+-+-tR&
5+-+-+psn-%
4-+-+r+k+$
3+-+-tr-+-#
2-+-+-+K+"
1+-+-+R+-!
xabcdefghy

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+kvl-tr(
7zpr+p+pzpp'
6-+p+-+-+&
5+N+-zP-vL-%
4q+-+-+-+$
3zP-+-+-+-#
2-zP-wQ-zPPzP"
1+-+RmK-+R!
xabcdefghy

White to move

White to move

White to move

2007 Chess Kids

1300 4-CHESS www.chesskids.com.au

Page 10 of 10
Checkmate in 3 level 3.doc

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