Mate
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Mate
Tabletop Games
How to play Mate
A free daily chess mate puzzle.
- Each position has White to move and a forced checkmate in a fixed number of moves, with exactly one first move that works and every alternative refuted.
- Tap a piece to see its legal squares, then play the whole line: Black answers with its best defence and you deliver the mate.
- A clean solve earns a perfect score, and ties break on fewest misses then fastest time.
- Weekdays are mate in two and Sundays are mate in three.
The facts
- Runs on
- mindloftdaily.com
- Category
- Tabletop Games
- Languages
- English
- How often
- A new puzzle every day
- On BoreGame since
- October 2026
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
- Price
- Free, no signup
Questions about Mate
How do you play Mate?
A free daily chess mate puzzle. Each position has White to move and a forced checkmate in a fixed number of moves, with exactly one first move that works and every alternative refuted. Tap a piece to see its legal squares, then play the whole line: Black answers with its best defence and you deliver the mate. A clean solve earns a perfect score, and ties break on fewest misses then fastest time. Weekdays are mate in two and Sundays are mate in three.
Where can I play Mate?
On mindloftdaily.com. You can also start it from this BoreGame listing.
How it compares
If you play Mate, the closest things to it in the catalogue are Cardle, Blackjack Smack and Blackjackle. They sit in the same tabletop games category. See the full list of alternatives.
