Here are some chess puzzles rated by lichess featuring 'Anastasia's Mate'.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
White mates in 2. Puzzle #ryV6g (1579)
5rk1/5pp1/8/5N2/6Q1/2q1P1P1/5PK1/8 w - - 4 38
[ 38. Ne7+ Kh7 39. Qh5# ]
Black mates in 2. Puzzle #FbseE (1616)
8/1R5p/4p1pk/r3q3/8/1P1p4/P2Pn1PP/R4Q1K b - - 0 27
[ 27... Qxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Rh5# ]
White mates in 5. Puzzle #9lFSD (1642)
r4rk1/pp3ppp/4b3/1B1Nq3/8/3Q1KP1/PPP5/R7 w - - 0 23
[ 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rh1+ Bh3 26. Rxh3+ Qh5+ 27. Rxh5# ]
White mates in 2. Puzzle #XQVvs (1682)
1k6/1p4p1/1N1pN1p1/3P3p/2R2P2/5K2/1r6/4r3 w - - 0 45
[ 45. Nd7+ Ka7 46. Ra4# ]
Black mates in 3. Puzzle #C5pus (1690)
r4knQ/ppp2ppB/8/3rq3/3n4/4B3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 18
[ 18... Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Rh5# ]
White mates in 2. Puzzle #w9Rlq (1712)
3r1r1k/p1q1Nppp/1p6/1R6/2n4Q/P1P1P2P/6P1/2n2RK1 w - - 2 29
[ 29. Qxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rh5# ]
White mates in 3. Puzzle #ODonx (1771)
rn3rk1/p4ppp/1pN1b3/8/1R2Q3/2bP4/2q2PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 20
[ 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Qxh7+ Kxh7 22. Rh4# ]
White mates in 3. Puzzle #lfLKU (1841)
rnb2rk1/ppp2ppn/3p4/2bNp3/2B1P3/3P4/PPPN1Pq1/R2QK2R w KQ - 0 11
[ 11. Ne7+ Kh8 12. Rxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5# ]
White mates in 3. Puzzle # suj1c (1849)
r4rk1/5ppp/p7/q1pR1N2/p7/8/1PQn1P1P/2K4R w - - 0 23
[ 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rh5# ]
White mates in 3. Puzzle #cM57S (1939)
r1b2rk1/5ppp/p2p4/1p1Np1P1/1nP1P3/q5P1/P4P2/R2QKB1R w KQ - 0 16
[ 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Rxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5# ]
White mates in 5. Puzzle #PMeSG (1956)
4k2r/1b2ppb1/p5p1/1p2PN1p/2r5/P1N1q3/1PP3PP/3R1R1K w k - 0 21
[ 21. Nxg7+ Kf8 22. Ne6+ Kg8 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24. Rxf7+ Kh6 25. Rxh8# ]
Black mates in 3. Puzzle #AOWth (1973)
1k3r2/2p5/1p6/PQ4N1/6nP/6P1/6K1/3r4 b - - 2 39
[ 39... Ne3+ 40. Kh2 Rf2+ 41. Kh3 Rh1# ]
White mates in 3. Puzzle #KoOjX (2035)
3r1rk1/p4pp1/2pp3p/2p2NqQ/8/1P3R2/P4PPK/8 w - - 3 35
[ 35. Qxg5 hxg5 36. Ne7+ Kh7 37. Rh3# ]
White mates in 4. Puzzle #kHMy1 (2249)
r4rk1/p1qn1ppp/bpN1pn2/8/2N5/3BP1P1/PP3PP1/R2QK2R w KQ - 3 14
[ 14. Bxh7+ Nxh7 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Rxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5# ]
White mates in 5. Puzzle #a04VG (2329)
5rk1/pb3p2/1p2pQ2/4P1Np/3P2r1/5R1K/5R2/q7 w - - 2 32
[ 32. Qg6+ fxg6 33. Rxf8+ Kg7 34. Nxe6+ Kh7 35. R2f7+ Kh6 36. Rh8# ]
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