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Daily Chess Puzzle for September 6, 2026
This is the BetterChess daily puzzle from September 6, 2026: a mate in 3 with white to move. Difficulty: hard. The goal is to find the forced sequence that delivers checkmate within 3 moves, against any defense.
Find the move that forces mate in 3.
Daily Puzzle #70
White to move, mate in 3 · 2026-09-06
Make your move on the board. You have 5 tries.
The solution (spoiler)
White forces mate in 3: Ra8+ Rb8 Rxb8+ Rc8 Rxc8#
Theme: Mate in 3. Recognizing this pattern is what lets you spot the same idea in your own games.
White to move and mate in 3. The key move is Ra8+.
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