Daily puzzle

#24 · July 3, 2026
David Howell
David Howell

It's time to go for mate! In this variation from a high-level game, White has already sacrificed a queen, but that's only the beginning. Can you see how to start a powerful sequence that leads to a forced checkmate? Let's go for the quickest path to victory on every move.

Played 2021, in Grand Swiss • Predke vs Yakubboev • Riga
Solution

Rh6+ Kxh6 Rh1+ Kg6 Bh5+ Kh7 Bf7#

'Check' you out! That's an important mating net to remember. Black could have survived slightly longer by ignoring the rook on move one, but the result would have been the same. Good work. Now go and enjoy your weekend!