Chess puzzles for Sunday, 26 April 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 1
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 15... gxh5.
Puzzle rating 959
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, middlegame tactic
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16. Nh6#
FEN: r1b2rk1/1pqnbp1p/p3p3/P1pp3p/5PN1/1P1PP3/1BPN2PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 16
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 13... Nxd5.
Puzzle rating 1814
Hint
Theme: interference, middlegame tactic
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14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bc7 Qf6 16. Bxa5
FEN: r1bq1rk1/1p3pbp/p3p1p1/n2n4/5B2/2NB1N2/PP2QPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 14
Hard: White to move and mate in 3
White to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 24... Qxd5.
Puzzle rating 2303
Hint
Theme: mate in 3, attraction (decoy), sacrifice
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25. Bb7+ Kxb7 26. Rc7+ Kb8 27. Qxa7#
FEN: k2r3r/p3ppb1/B1R2n1p/Q2q2p1/8/5P2/PP4PP/5R1K w - - 0 25