Chess puzzles for Saturday, 7 February 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 30... fxg3.
Puzzle rating 969
Hint
Theme: skewer, endgame tactic
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31. Qa8+ Kd7 32. Qxf8
FEN: 2k2r2/Qpp5/3p2qr/1p1Pp2p/P3P2R/2P3p1/4KP2/R7 w - - 0 31
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 54. Kd1.
Puzzle rating 1653
Hint
Theme: defensive move, advanced pawn, bishop endgame
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54... e2+ 55. Kxe2 Kc2 56. Bh7+ Kc1
FEN: 6B1/1p6/8/7P/8/1Pk1p3/3p4/3K4 b - - 2 54
Hard: White to move and mate in 4
White to move and mate in 4. The opponent just played 22... Qh4.
Puzzle rating 2424
Hint
Theme: mate in 4, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Nxf7#
FEN: r4rk1/p4pp1/1p2p2p/3bN3/3P3q/6R1/PPQ3PP/5RK1 w - - 10 23