Chess puzzles for Friday, 6 March 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 28... Bf8.
Puzzle rating 955
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, Arabian mate, endgame tactic
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29. Nf6+ Kh8 30. Rh7#
FEN: 1r3bk1/pp2R3/2p3pp/5b2/4N2N/P2P2P1/5PP1/6K1 w - - 6 29
Medium: White to move and mate in 3
White to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 58... Kg6.
Puzzle rating 1757
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, exposed king, queen and rook endgame
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59. R8f6+ Kg7 60. Rg5+ Kh8 61. Rf8#
FEN: 5R2/1pp4p/6k1/4PR2/p7/K7/8/3q4 w - - 8 59
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 29... Qxb2.
Puzzle rating 2092
Hint
Theme: pin, clearance, endgame tactic
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30. Qe7 Qb5 31. Rd8 Qe5+ 32. Qxe5
FEN: 4r1k1/1p3ppp/p2Q4/8/3R4/2P4P/1q3PPK/8 w - - 0 30