Mate in 5 puzzles

Every puzzle on this page is tagged mateIn5. The first move on the board is the opponent's move. You play the reply, and the line ends in checkmate.

6,243 puzzles in the source database carry this tag (4,964 of them also meet the quality bar of popularity at least 80 and at least 500 plays). This page keeps 72. In a sample of the tagged puzzles, the number of moves you have to find runs from 5 to 11.

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Puzzle rating 1,474 · played 7,989 times in the source set

Find the move.

Solved in a row: 0. The next puzzle stays near rating 1,400.

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