Chess puzzles for Sunday, 3 May 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 44. Bh6.
Puzzle rating 940
Hint
Theme: promotion, advanced pawn, endgame tactic
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44... b2 45. Re7 b1=Q
FEN: 8/7R/2b3pB/5p2/1k6/1p3P2/5KPP/8 b - - 3 44
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 47. Kc3.
Puzzle rating 1407
Hint
Theme: zugzwang, pawn endgame, endgame tactic
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47... Kc5 48. Kd3 Kb4 49. Kd4 Kxa4 50. Kc3 Ka3 51. c5 bxc5
FEN: 8/8/1p1k4/p7/P1P5/2K5/8/8 b - - 1 47
Hard: White to move and mate in 2
White to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 26... Bxe7.
Puzzle rating 2071
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, middlegame tactic
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27. Rc8+ Kf7 28. g6#
FEN: 1n2k2r/2R1b1p1/pr1p1p1p/3P2PP/p4q2/P6B/1PP2P2/1K2R3 w k - 0 27