Chess puzzles for Monday, 27 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 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 29... Rxd7.
Puzzle rating 801
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, back-rank mate, X-ray attack
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30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8#
FEN: 2Rr3k/p2r2pp/6p1/8/8/4PP2/P7/3R1K2 w - - 0 30
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 32... Kd6.
Puzzle rating 1586
Hint
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33. c5+ Kxc5 34. d6+ Kb6 35. dxe7
FEN: r5r1/4q2p/3k4/3P1Q2/2P1p2P/1P2P3/P7/2KR4 w - - 3 33
Hard: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 50. Kb5.
Puzzle rating 2410
Hint
Theme: advanced pawn, bishop endgame, endgame tactic
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50... Kd4 51. Kc6 f3 52. Kd6 Kxd3 53. Kxe5 f2
FEN: 1B6/7p/8/1K1kp3/5p1P/3P4/8/8 b - - 2 50