Today's Daily Checkmate Puzzle

One shared position, one forced mate, and three tries to find it.

A new forced mate every day

Today's Mate is the main daily challenge at Mated. Every player receives the same real-game position and the same mate distance. The goal is to find a forced checkmate while accounting for every legal defensive reply.

A fresh puzzle arrives at midnight Eastern time. The position is free to play, and you can start immediately as a guest.

Every winning line counts

Chess positions can have more than one correct continuation. Mated verifies the full forced-mate tree, so any move sequence that preserves the required checkmate is accepted rather than only one authored line.

Build a real puzzle streak

Solve on consecutive days to grow your Daily streak. Every seven-day crossing earns a personal day, and spoiler-free sharing lets you compare results without revealing the solution.

Mated is a 21x20 Media game. The rest of our daily games are at 21x20.com.