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Every video from the RankUp Chess channel, playable here. Four puzzles a day, beginner to master, with a countdown before each reveal so you can find the move first.

Videos

Skewer that 1600s miss · Daily Puzzle #6

20 Sept 2026 · 3:35

Three chess puzzles from beginner to advanced — swallow's tail mate, skewer and exposed king — explained move by move. The skewer is the one most players miss.

Mate in two that 1000s miss · Daily Puzzle #3

19 Sept 2026 · 3:35

Three chess puzzles from beginner to advanced — mate in two, discovered attack and knight fork — explained move by move. The mate in two is the one most players miss.

Why the obvious move fails: Deflection · Daily Puzzle #4

19 Sept 2026 · 3:34

Three chess puzzles from beginner to advanced — back-rank mate, deflection and double check — explained move by move. The deflection is the one most players miss.

Knight fork that 1300s miss · Daily Puzzle #2

19 Sept 2026 · 3:19

Three chess puzzles from beginner to advanced — epaulette mate, knight fork and interference — explained move by move. The knight fork is the one most players miss.

Discovered attack that 2200s miss · Daily Puzzle #1

19 Sept 2026 · 3:49

Three chess puzzles from beginner to advanced — arabian mate, royal fork and discovered attack — explained move by move. The discovered attack is the one most players miss.

Shorts

Find the bishop fork in 3 seconds

9 Oct 2026 · 1:18

The obvious move fails: Discovered attac

8 Oct 2026 · 1:18

Rated 1334: the removing the defender

8 Oct 2026 · 1:10

From a real 10-minute game: mate in 2

8 Oct 2026 · 0:56

Skewer that 2500s miss

8 Oct 2026 · 1:16

Rated 2051: the hanging piece

7 Oct 2026 · 1:14

A real 10-minute game: the discovered attack

7 Oct 2026 · 1:14

Mate in 2. You have 3 seconds.

7 Oct 2026 · 0:59

Rated 2740: the clearance sacrifice

7 Oct 2026 · 1:14

From a real 10-minute game: the exposed king

6 Oct 2026 · 1:15

Find the quiet move in 3 seconds

6 Oct 2026 · 0:48

Mate in three that 800s miss

6 Oct 2026 · 1:03

Rated 2678: the discovered check

6 Oct 2026 · 1:17

Find the promotion in 3 seconds

5 Oct 2026 · 1:20

Deflection that 1300s miss

5 Oct 2026 · 1:12

Rated 1046: Black mates in 2

5 Oct 2026 · 0:56

Find the pin in 3 seconds

5 Oct 2026 · 1:09

Attraction that 2000s miss

4 Oct 2026 · 1:14

Rated 1383: the skewer

4 Oct 2026 · 1:04

The Arabian mate, in 2 moves

4 Oct 2026 · 0:59

Starship - Quiet move that 2500s miss

4 Oct 2026 · 1:06

Paper Fold - Pin that 1900s miss

3 Oct 2026 · 1:01

Coral Reef - Knight fork that 1500s miss

3 Oct 2026 · 1:21

Treehouse - Back-rank mate that 800s miss

3 Oct 2026 · 0:53

Fossil Dig - Deflection that 2500s miss

3 Oct 2026 · 1:20

Castle - Quiet move that 2100s miss

2 Oct 2026 · 1:01

Starship - Pin that 1400s miss

2 Oct 2026 · 1:07

Paper Fold - Mate in two that 1100s miss

2 Oct 2026 · 0:57

Coral Reef - Queen fork that 2400s miss

2 Oct 2026 · 1:12

Treehouse - Trapped piece that 2100s miss

1 Oct 2026 · 1:00

Fossil Dig - Clearance sacrifice that 1700s miss

1 Oct 2026 · 1:08

Castle - Opera mate that 1100s miss

1 Oct 2026 · 0:51

Starship - Queen fork that 2700s miss

1 Oct 2026 · 1:25

Paper Fold - Sacrifice that 2000s miss

30 Sept 2026 · 1:04

Coral Reef - Discovered check that 1400s miss

30 Sept 2026 · 1:09

Treehouse - Pillsbury's mate that 1100s miss

30 Sept 2026 · 1:00

Fossil Dig - Sacrifice that 2700s miss

30 Sept 2026 · 1:09

Castle - Queen fork that 2200s miss

29 Sept 2026 · 1:15

Starship - Rook fork that 1300s miss

29 Sept 2026 · 1:06

Paper Fold - Mate in three that 900s miss

29 Sept 2026 · 1:03

Coral Reef - Intermezzo that 2400s miss

29 Sept 2026 · 1:04

Treehouse - Hanging piece that 2100s miss

28 Sept 2026 · 0:59

Fossil Dig - Discovered attack that 1300s miss

28 Sept 2026 · 0:56

Castle - Morphy's mate that 1000s miss

28 Sept 2026 · 0:56

Pin that 2500s miss

28 Sept 2026 · 1:07

Zugzwang that 2000s miss

27 Sept 2026 · 0:44

Rook fork that 1400s miss

27 Sept 2026 · 1:01

Corner mate that 900s miss

27 Sept 2026 · 0:58

Zugzwang that 2400s miss

27 Sept 2026 · 1:16

Quiet move that 2600s miss

26 Sept 2026 · 1:20

Promotion that 2000s miss

26 Sept 2026 · 1:22

Trapped piece that 1400s miss

26 Sept 2026 · 1:16

Back-rank mate that 800s miss

26 Sept 2026 · 1:14

Pin that 2100s miss

25 Sept 2026 · 1:13

Quiet move that 1300s miss

25 Sept 2026 · 1:21

Mate in two that 900s miss

25 Sept 2026 · 1:21

Discovered attack that 2500s miss

24 Sept 2026 · 1:31

Attack on f7 that 2000s miss

24 Sept 2026 · 1:18

Sacrifice that 1400s miss

24 Sept 2026 · 1:33

Anastasia's mate that 1000s miss

24 Sept 2026 · 1:17

Queen fork that 2700s miss

23 Sept 2026 · 1:22

Skewer that 2100s miss

23 Sept 2026 · 1:23

Pin that 1500s miss

23 Sept 2026 · 1:28

Pillsbury's mate that 900s miss

23 Sept 2026 · 1:18

Sacrifice that 2500s miss

22 Sept 2026 · 1:25

Quiet move that 2300s miss

22 Sept 2026 · 1:20

Discovered check that 1500s miss

22 Sept 2026 · 1:36

Mate in three that 900s miss

22 Sept 2026 · 1:26

Hanging piece that 2100s miss

21 Sept 2026 · 1:19

Zugzwang that 1400s miss

21 Sept 2026 · 1:11

Opera mate that 1000s miss

21 Sept 2026 · 1:20

Exposed king that 2100s miss

20 Sept 2026 · 1:29

Skewer that 1600s miss

20 Sept 2026 · 1:17

Swallow's tail mate that 1000s miss

20 Sept 2026 · 1:12

Knight fork that 2100s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:18

The obvious move fails: Double check

19 Sept 2026 · 1:29

Discovered attack that 1700s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:10

The obvious move fails: Deflection

19 Sept 2026 · 1:02

Mate in two that 1000s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:07

The obvious move fails: Back-rank mate

19 Sept 2026 · 1:04

Interference that 1900s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:09

Knight fork that 1300s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:08

Epaulette mate that 1000s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:02

Discovered attack that 2200s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:31

Royal fork that 1500s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:09

Arabian mate that 800s miss

19 Sept 2026 · 1:10

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