Daily Chess Puzzle for June 30, 2026

Daily #2 · Mate in 2 · White to move · Back-rank mate

This is the BetterChess daily puzzle from June 30, 2026: a mate in 2 with white to move. Difficulty: easy. The goal is to find the forced sequence that delivers checkmate within 2 moves, against any defense.

Find the move that forces mate in 2.

Daily Puzzle #2

White to move, mate in 2 · 2026-06-30

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White to move and mate in 2. The key move is Qxd8+. It is a back-rank mate.

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The solution

White forces mate in 2: Qxd8+ Qxd8 Rxd8#

Theme: Back-rank mate. Recognizing this pattern is what lets you spot the same idea in your own games.

White to move and mate in 2. The key move is Qxd8+. It is a back-rank mate.

Source: https://lichess.org/DuM2FZjg/black#48

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