Chess puzzles for Friday, 27 March 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 54... Kg5.
Puzzle rating 796
Hint
Theme: skewer, rook endgame, endgame tactic
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55. Rg8+ Kxh5 56. Rxg2
FEN: 7R/p3K3/8/1pp3kP/8/8/6r1/8 w - - 2 55
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 24... Rxf2.
Puzzle rating 1508
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, middlegame tactic
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25. Qxc7+ Kxc7 26. Be1+ Kd7 27. Bxf2
FEN: 1k5r/ppq2pb1/6p1/3p4/3Pn3/2B1P1QP/PP2Nr2/1KR4R w - - 0 25
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 36. Ke3.
Puzzle rating 2400
Hint
Theme: zugzwang, pawn endgame, endgame tactic
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36... Kc5 37. Kd2 Kd4
FEN: 8/8/7p/1k2p1p1/1pp1P1P1/1P2K2P/1P6/8 b - - 1 36