Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 23. Rc1.
Puzzle rating 750
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, queenside attack, endgame tactic
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23... Qxb2#
FEN: 5rk1/5ppp/Q7/1p2p3/n3P3/1N1P1P2/PP4qP/1KR5 b - - 2 23
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 29... Ra1.
Puzzle rating 1658
Hint
Theme: endgame tactic
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30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rxa1
FEN: r5k1/1R4bp/2p3p1/8/pP6/5N1P/5PP1/r1R3K1 w - - 1 30
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 19... Nfe7.
Puzzle rating 2332
Hint
Theme: en passant, middlegame tactic
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20. Qh6 f5 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Ng5
FEN: r1b2rk1/1p2np1p/pqn1p1p1/3pP3/6P1/1PP2N2/P1NQ3P/R4R1K w - - 1 20