Chess puzzles for Sunday, 8 March 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 62. b8=Q.
Puzzle rating 1043
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, promotion, advanced pawn
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62... d1=Q#
FEN: 1Q6/5N1p/6p1/2P5/8/4k3/3p1r2/6K1 b - - 0 62
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 39. Qc1.
Puzzle rating 1637
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, discovered check, sacrifice
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39... Bg3 40. Qxb1 Rb2+ 41. Kd1 Rxb1+
FEN: 8/p1p3k1/3b1pp1/8/6P1/1P3B2/P4r2/1bQ1K3 b - - 10 39
Hard: White to move and mate in 3
White to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 27... Kg6.
Puzzle rating 2326
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Ng5+ hxg5 30. Qh5#
FEN: 3r1nQ1/pp4p1/6kp/2P5/1P1pq3/1B1R1N1P/P3r1P1/3n2K1 w - - 3 28