Chess puzzles for Sunday, 10 May 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 13... Ndf6.
Puzzle rating 718
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, middlegame tactic
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14. Qe6#
FEN: r2q1bnr/1bp1k1p1/pp1p1nBp/3Pp3/1PP3Q1/2N1P3/PB3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 2 14
Medium: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 10... Qe7.
Puzzle rating 1419
Hint
Theme: deflection, clearance, exposed king
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11. Qc8+ Qd8 12. Bf7+ Kxf7 13. Qxd8
FEN: rn2kbnr/pp2q1p1/2p1Q3/8/2B1pp2/8/PPPP3P/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 1 11
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 26... f5.
Puzzle rating 2092
Hint
Theme: fork, en passant, exposed king
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27. exf6 Bxf6 28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Qxd7+
FEN: 5rk1/3r2b1/1q2p3/p1p1Pp1Q/1nP1B3/1P6/1B3PPP/R5K1 w - f6 0 27