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Life & fun · February 5, 2025

Matle – A Daily Chess Puzzle Inspired by Wordle

Hi HN, Matle is a daily chess puzzle inspired by Wordle. You're shown a checkmate position with 5 hidden squares, and your goal is to guess what’s on them to complete the mate. Someone kindly shared it here a few months ago before I had the chance to post it myself. I’m the creator, and wanted to share a few new features based on feedback, and hear your thoughts. You can now view the original game behind each puzzle, get explanations for why a guess isn’t checkmate, and see daily solving stats. Would love to hear what you think: https://matle.io

Matle – A Daily Chess Puzzle Inspired by Wordle launched on February 5, 2025 with 85 votes, #411 of 5,999 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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In plain words

Matle is a daily puzzle game that combines chess and Wordle mechanics. Players are given a board with five hidden squares and must guess the pieces occupying them to form a checkmate in the correct positions. Feedback works like Wordle, indicating whether guessed pieces are correct and positioned correctly, correct but in the wrong position, or incorrect entirely. The game is designed for chess enthusiasts and puzzle fans seeking a daily strategic challenge.

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From the sources

Matle is a daily chess puzzle game inspired by Wordle. Guess the missing chess pieces to create a checkmate position from real games. Optional Google sign-in syncs your progress, statistics, and streaks across all devices. Play free daily chess puzzles!

In the maker’s words, at launch

Matle[1], a daily puzzle game that combines chess and Wordle mechanics. You have to guess a hidden checkmate. How it works: 1. You’re given a board with five hidden squares. 2. Guess the pieces in those squares. 3. You must form a checkmate! Hints work like Wordle: Correct piece & position Correct piece, wrong…

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