The daily chess puzzle

One puzzle. Every day. The same one for everyone. It takes a minute or two, and it's the perfect way to keep your chess brain awake.

A week that ramps up

Monday's puzzle is a gentle warm-up. Each day it gets a bit harder, and by Sunday you're facing a proper challenge. Miss a day and the next one is still waiting.

Same puzzle for everyone
Compare with friends: everyone gets the identical puzzle on the same day, wherever they are.
Rating-free
The daily puzzle never touches your rating, so you can take your time and enjoy it.
Share your result
Solved it? Share a little emoji grid of your attempt, without spoiling the solution.
A gentle reminder
If you like, Springer reminds you once a day at the time you usually play. Never more.

Try a sample puzzle

Here's a puzzle in the style of a mid-week daily. Find the mate before you peek.

How to crack the daily puzzle

Read the goal first. Mate in 3 asks for something very different from winning material.
Look at the opponent's king and list every check you have.
Ask what your opponent's last move changed. It often created the weakness.
Only move when you've checked your opponent's best reply.

Mate in N →