Tsume shogi · 165 puzzles

Mate in 3

Quick mating patterns — the best place to start. Your move, one reply, your mate.

Every puzzle was generated from real engine games and its solution checked move by move with our shogi rules engine: every attacking move is check, and the defence always picks the longest reply. Sorted from easiest to hardest.

Difficulty ★☆☆☆☆

#183P
#186B S 4P
#3765P
#424S 3P
#527B G S 2P
#646G
#681R G 4P
#9142G L P
#963B 2S
#967B S 3N L 6P
#1169G L P
#14312G S 2N 6P
#2135G N L
#2145S P
#2214R G 2L 4P
#2838G 2N 3P
#2840N 7P
#3054B G 2S N 4P
#3147G 2S 2N L 2P
#3300S 3P
#3396B 3N L
#35032G 2N L 4P
#3761R B 4P
#3831G S L
#3930S N 2P
#4013G 2N 4P
#4142B 2G N 2P
#4301B 2N
#4664G 3N 5P
#5065R S 7P
#5106N L P
#5164S 5P
#54552S 2P
#5642G P
#5680B P
#5811L 2P
#5874R G 4P
#6187N 4P
#6318B G P
#63452G P
#6389G
#6468R B G N 4P
#6606G S N L 3P
#6612B 2N L 6P
#6846N P
#7094B G 2L 3P
#7169B 2G 2N L 2P
#7177G S N 3P
#7220N
#7270R B 3G 2S L
#7288B 2L 3P
#7305B S N L
#7368S 5P
#7513S N L 5P
#7541N 3P
#7551B P
#7575N 4P
#7600S 3N L 3P
#7702G 3P
#7717R 2N L 5P
#7751B S 2N 2L 6P
#7844B N
#7870R S N 5P
#7907G L 3P
#7944G 2N 2P
#7963R S 2N 3P
#8032G N P
#8091R N 3P
#81072S N L 9P
#8245G S 2P
#8262G P
#8356B G 2N 3P
#8507L 5P
#85092G S N L 4P
#8524S 2P
#8585R L 5P
#8686S N 2P
#8819B G 2P
#88442S
#8908G 2P
#8968B G S L 4P
#90242S L 2P
#9054G N L P
#9106G S 2N
#9437P
#9450N 5P
#9461R B 3P
#9493R S 3P
#95082S N 2P
#9515G 2S L 8P
#9617G N L P
#9689G 5P
#9810S 2P
#9838G 6P
#9849G 6P
#9882L 3P
#9890G 5P
#99262P
#99872P
#9999R L 2P

Difficulty ★★☆☆☆

#130R 2G N 2L 3P
#253R G L 5P
#371R L 5P
#418B G L 2P
#428B 2G S 2P
#8922G 2N L P
#917R G P
#937R G N 2L 5P
#1156G S
#1803B G S L
#1953N L 5P
#2269B G L 5P
#23612S
#2655N 2P
#2665S N 4P
#2848B 2S N 4P
#2863B 3G L 2P
#29532B G 4P
#30472B 2G 2L 6P
#3188R 3P
#3458R G 2S P
#3533B S 2P
#3564G S N 4P
#3580B G 2S N L 3P
#4069R S N P
#4070R S N P
#4087R B G S N 4P
#4128B N 2P
#43822S N 2P
#4418R N 4P
#44232B G S N L P
#4462R B 2G 2P
#4978R S 2P
#5005B 2G S P
#5099G S N 7P
#5159S L 3P
#5240G S 3P
#5420R S N L 5P
#5456B G N L
#5591R B G S N 4P
#5598R B G N L 5P
#5673G S 2N L 2P
#6383B G S P
#6474B G L 3P
#6590G S 4P
#6973R G 2S N 4P
#6984R G 2S L 3P
#7053B 2S N L 5P
#7122R G S 2N L 3P
#7153G S 3P
#7402R N 3P
#7788G S 2N L 2P
#7904G S N 2P
#7971B G 2P
#8672R G S 3P
#8673R G 3P
#8736B G S N 3P
#8894B 2N 2L 7P
#9123G 2S 3P
#9565R 2G L 3P
#9683B 2S 2P
#97392S N 2L 2P
#9799B G N L 3P
#9937B S N 3P
#9973R B N L 2P

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