♞ Zip Mate

The Difficult Daily — printable puzzle

Today's Zip Mate is a quick mate-in-1. This is its harder sibling: a mate in 2 rated 9/10 — the kind of puzzle that deserves more time than a timer allows. Print it, solve it on paper away from the screen, and share the sheet with a friend.

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♞ ZIP MATE — DIFFICULT DAILYFriday, August 21, 2026

White to move — mate in 2

Difficulty 9/10 · No timer — take all the time you need.

Every move of the winning line matters — find the forced mate in 2.

Solution (flip the page): 1. Bg5 Kxd6 2. Bf4#

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