Daily Chess Puzzle for July 17, 2026
This is the BetterChess daily puzzle from July 17, 2026: a mate in 2 with black to move. Difficulty: easy. The goal is to find the forced sequence that delivers checkmate within 2 moves, against any defense.
The solution (spoiler)
Black forces mate in 2: Qd1+ Re1 Qxe1#
Theme: Mate in 2. Recognizing this pattern is what lets you spot the same idea in your own games.
Black to move and mate in 2. The key move is Qd1+.
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