Beginner chess puzzles

Here are good chess puzzles for beginners, not because they are easy, but because you can solve them in just two moves.

Solve chess problems

Use your chess skills to solve chess game puzzles. All of these puzzles can be solved by white checkmating in two moves.

All these puzzles are from popular chess books (see credits), and I have also checked that all puzzles are correct with a computer (simply by trying out all possible moves).

Chess for beginners

You can solve all puzzles of this chess game with these chess moves.

How chess pawns move

The chess pawns move forward. Unlike other pieces, the pawns capture diagonally.

How chess pawns move

On the first move pawns can move up to two squares, but can also be captured in both squares.

How chess king moves

The chess king moves one square in any direction.

How chess king moves

The king can't be in a square where it'd be captured.

How chess queen moves

The chess queen moves straight in any direction.

How chess queen moves

If a pawn moves to the last row, it can be promoted; In this game auto-promoted usually to a queen.

How chess rook moves

A chess rook moves orthogonally.

How chess rook moves

If a king and a rook have not moved yet, you can castle.

How chess bishop moves

The chess bishop moves diagonally.

How chess bishop moves

Obviously, one bishop moves only in white squares and another in red squares.

How chess knight moves

The chess knight jumps two squares orthogonally and then one square sideways.

How chess knight moves

Unlike other pieces, the knight can jump over other pieces.

Chess online app

This is an online chess game, which you can install also as an app (PWA) on your browser.

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Credits

Chess puzzles: One Hundred Chess Problem, 700 CHESS PROBLEMS; Javascript chess.js library from https://github.com/jhlywa/chess.js; Chess piece graphics from https://pixabay.com/vectors/chessboard-chess-board-game-29630; Powered by Phaser HTML5 game engine.