Tsume shogi · 100 puzzles

Mate in 5

Three moves of your own. Expect a sacrifice or a drop that opens the king.

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 ★☆☆☆☆

#222R 2P
#434N L 3P
#682R G 4P
#13644P
#1901G N 7P
#2080B L 5P
#2677S L 4P
#33744P
#4003R 2S N 5P
#4405B S P
#4648G S 3P
#5218G N 7P
#53052N P
#5339S P
#5622N 2P
#6189N 5P
#62392G 2P
#6522G 3P
#6561G N P
#66804P

Difficulty ★★☆☆☆

#119R 2G N 2L 2P
#122R 3N 2L P
#135G N L P
#271R B G N 9P
#3182G 2S L 3P
#490G S L 4P
#491S L 4P
#504B 2G N 5P
#558S N L 9P
#5732G 2N 6P
#7652B G 2N 2P
#833G 2S 6P
#844G P
#878B N L
#8912G 2N L P
#1220R B G N L 4P
#12912G S 2N L P
#1412S L 8P
#2003R B G S 3P
#2202S 6P
#2515B N P
#25252B G L P
#2921G S 3P
#2980S N 2P
#3008S N L
#3094G L 4P
#3290G S N 2P
#3457G 2S P
#3646R B 3P
#3697G N 4P
#37322N 4P
#3827B 2G S 3N 6P
#3895S
#4215R G S 3P
#4222S 2P
#4766B N L 6P
#48162R 2P
#4846S N L 4P
#4919G S P
#5233B S 2N 6P
#5268B G L 2P
#54122S 6P
#55582G S N 2L 4P
#5836S 6P
#5859G S 2P
#5950B S N 2L 5P
#6082G P
#6404G N 2P
#6645R S N 4P
#6758no hand

Difficulty ★★★☆☆

#6062B 2S N L 7P
#770B S 2P
#1290S N 3P
#1639R G S L 3P
#1751R G S
#1769R G S N L 5P
#1880G S
#2049G N L P
#2126B S L 2P
#2186R G 2N P
#2444G 2S 2N L 10P
#3250R B L 4P
#3463R B S N P
#3472R B S N 2P
#36622S 3N 8P
#4549B G
#4937B 2S N L 6P
#5008B G S 5P
#5329G 2N 2L P
#5374S N L 2P
#5463R 4P
#5489B S 3N L 5P
#5515B S 3N L 6P
#5574G 2S N L P
#5635B S L
#5998B 2G N 4P
#6002R B N
#6101G 2S L 3P
#6297R B G 7P
#6596G S N 3P

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