♞ 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 4 rated 8/10 — 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 DAILYWednesday, July 29, 2026

White to move — mate in 4

Difficulty 8/10 · No timer — take all the time you need.

Every move of the winning line matters — find the forced mate in 4.

Solution (flip the page): 1. Qxf6+ Kd5  2. d7 e3  3. f3 e2  4. d8=R#
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