You could try the book Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games by Laszlo Polgar. There are over 300 Mate-in-One puzzles that get progressively more difficult, and then the book continues with Mate in Two (over 3,000 puzzles), Mate in Three, and then combination puzzles. The book is a bit older so some libraries have a copy of it, or you can get a relatively cheap copy online.
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Mate in one, with a twist of course, so you are warned!
Solution (in white text, highlight to see):
A little inspection reveals there are really 9 black pawns on the board as Be4 must be a promoted pawn. In order to make the position legal, one of those 9 pawns must be removed. Whichever you choose, in the remaining position there is always a mate in one! Except for pawn g4. However, after removing g4 the position is still illegal and no mate needs to be supplied! Feel tricked? You were!
WeLearnChess wrote:
You could try the book Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games by Laszlo Polgar. There are over 300 Mate-in-One puzzles that get progressively more difficult, and then the book continues with Mate in Two (over 3,000 puzzles), Mate in Three, and then combination puzzles. The book is a bit older so some libraries have a copy of it, or you can get a relatively cheap copy online.
I'm not looking for books, as implied by the OP.
dnleary wrote:
try these mate in 2s
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/struggling-with-mate-in-2-moves-yusupov
This is irrelevant...
Arisktotle wrote:
Mate in one, with a twist of course, so you are warned!
Solution (in white characters, highlight to see):
A little inspection reveals there are really 9 black pawns on the board as Be4 must be a promoted pawn. In order to make the position legal, one of those 9 pawns must be removed. Whichever you choose, in the remaining position there is always a mate in one! Except for pawn g4. However, after removing g4 the position is still illegal and no mate needs to be supplied! Feel tricked? You were!
Cool! Very smart--I appluad.
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Mate in one
Solution in white text (highlight to see):
1.Ndb4# The other move which seemingly mates is 1.0-0-0 but it is illegal since the black rook on a2 could never have arrived there without moving Ra1!
Arisktotle wrote:
Mate in one
Solution in white text (highlight to see): (not there in quote)
Hee hee, I'm working on a beautiful composition that is a tad easy but cool.
White to move
Finn, 2016
White has three Bishops, and the board is extremely difficult to look at.
I see 2 mates in one. I assume Bh8 canbe removed.
OOPS!! Bh8 is supposed to be Black! Sorry!
Apr 10, 2016
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Arisktotle wrote:
Mate in one, with a twist of course, so you are warned!
Solution (in white text, highlight to see):
A little inspection reveals there are really 9 black pawns on the board as Be4 must be a promoted pawn. In order to make the position legal, one of those 9 pawns must be removed. Whichever you choose, in the remaining position there is always a mate in one! Except for pawn g4. However, after removing g4 the position is still illegal and no mate needs to be supplied! Feel tricked? You were!
Why must the Be4 be a promoted pawn and not a normal bishop?
finn416 schreef:
OOPS!! Bh8 is supposed to be Black! Sorry!
1 little buggy removed, 1 little buggy added. Only 1 mate remains, but now there are 2 dark-squared black bishops on a7 and h8!
Another-Life schreef:
Arisktotle wrote:
Mate in one, with a twist of course, so you are warned!
Why must the Be4 be a promoted pawn and not a normal bishop?
How could the normal bishop have left its home square c8 in this pawn formation?
Bilbo21 schreef:
Not really that difficult, I know
This is an extraordinarily difficult mate in 1; I can't find the solution (unless white plays top to bottom).
..... Gotcha, you changed it! Now it's allright.
Most mate in one puzzles are boring and easy. Can you post a hard one?
P.S. Please post DIAGRAMS.
P.P.S. Please post your answers in white text, and some other colour.