Chess puzzles for Monday, 11 May 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 37... Rxd5.
Puzzle rating 993
Hint
Theme: deflection, endgame tactic
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38. Ne7+ Qxe7 39. Qxd5
FEN: 6k1/5p1p/2Nq2p1/P2r4/2Q5/6P1/5PKP/8 w - - 0 38
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 25. Qf2.
Puzzle rating 1728
Hint
Theme: attraction (decoy), middlegame tactic
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25... Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Re1+ 27. Rf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxf4+
FEN: 4r1k1/1p3ppp/p7/8/3r1B2/P1N5/1Pq2QPP/5RK1 b - - 6 25
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 30... Rb8.
Puzzle rating 2056
Hint
Theme: fork, middlegame tactic
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31. Qe7+ Rf7 32. Qe5+ Kh7 33. Qxb8
FEN: 1r6/6k1/pnp2rpq/2Q5/2Pp4/3P4/PP2RPRP/7K w - - 1 31