Tsume Shogi by theme
Browse checkmate problems by their finishing motif — drop mate, promotion mate, or the piece that delivers mate. Every problem is solver-verified.
- Drop mateProblems where the finishing blow is a piece dropped from hand rather than a board move (dropping a pawn for mate is illegal).4109 problems
- Mate with goldProblems where a gold delivers the final mate — the bread-and-butter of endgame technique.2894 problems
- Mate with dragonProblems finished by a dragon (promoted rook) with its wide reach.939 problems
- Mate with silverProblems where a silver delivers mate, using its diagonal and forward reach.824 problems
- Mate with rookProblems finished by a rook, cutting off escape with its long reach.788 problems
- Promotion mateProblems finished by a promoting move, where promotion changes the piece's reach to deliver mate.784 problems
- Mate with bishopProblems finished by a bishop's diagonal reach.504 problems
- Mate with horseProblems finished by a horse (promoted bishop).382 problems
- Mate with knightProblems finished by a knight's hard-to-block jump.249 problems
- Mate with lanceProblems finished by a lance driving the king down a file.175 problems
- Mate with pawnProblems finished by pushing a board pawn. (Dropping a pawn for mate is illegal, but a pawn push to mate is an easily-missed key move.)148 problems
- Mate with tokinProblems finished by a tokin (promoted pawn), which moves like a gold.98 problems
- Mate with promoted knightProblems finished by a promoted knight, which moves like a gold.56 problems
- Mate with promoted silverProblems finished by a promoted silver, which moves like a gold.47 problems
- Mate with promoted lanceProblems finished by a promoted lance, which moves like a gold.26 problems