Chess puzzles for Friday, 3 April 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 18... Qxd6.
Puzzle rating 1198
Hint
Theme: discovered attack, middlegame tactic
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19. Bh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd6
FEN: r4rk1/1p3pp1/p2qp2p/2n1N3/b1P5/2PB1Q2/P2R1PPP/4K2R w K - 0 19
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 45... Ra1.
Puzzle rating 1857
Hint
Theme: rook endgame, endgame tactic
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46. Ra7+ Kg8 47. Kg6 Kf8 48. h6
FEN: 8/7k/R7/6KP/1p4P1/p7/8/r7 w - - 3 46
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 32. Nxf8.
Puzzle rating 2405
Hint
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32... Nxc2 33. Rxc2 d3 34. Qxe5 dxc2+
FEN: 1r3Nk1/6pp/8/p3p1Q1/1q1p1p2/4nP2/PPR3PP/1KR5 b - - 0 32