White to play and force checkmate in 2. Tap a piece, tap where it goes. Only one first move works, and there is no take-back.
About Mate
Mate is a free daily chess puzzle from Mind Loft. Every position has White to play and a forced checkmate, and your job is to find it. Tap a piece and its legal squares light up, so you never need to know chess notation to play.
Each board has exactly one first move that works, verified by two independent solvers, and the mate is in exactly the stated number of moves, never fewer. You play the line out to the end: Black answers your key move with its best defence and you have to finish. Any legal move can be played and none of them are taken back, so a move that does not force mate simply costs you one of the moves you needed.
A new position drops every day at midnight Eastern, and Sundays step up to a mate in three. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. More dailies: Etch, our daily nonogram, Suds, our daily sudoku, and Crux, our clueless crossword.
Mate, in short
How do you play Mate?
Find the one move that forces checkmate, then play the line out against the best defense.
Is Mate free to play?
Yes. Mate is free to play in your browser on Mind Loft, with no app to install and no account required.
When does a new Mate puzzle come out?
A new Mate arrives every day at midnight Eastern time, and Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, the biggest or hardest board of the week.
What kind of puzzle is Mate?
Mate is a daily endgame puzzle from Mind Loft: white to play and mate. Puzzle type: chess: mate in two. It is part of the daily chess puzzles lineup.
Can I play past Mate puzzles?
Yes. Every past Mate board is in the daily puzzle archive, along with the day's standings.
What other daily chess puzzles does Mind Loft have?