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Chess puzzles for Thursday, 28 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

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White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 22... Rhf8.

Puzzle rating 997

Hint

Theme: mate in 1, queenside attack, middlegame tactic

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23. Qxb7#

FEN: 2kr1r2/pp3Q2/2p1p1p1/2N1P2p/3n4/7P/q4PP1/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 23

Medium: Black to move and mate in 3

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Black to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 25. Kg2.

Puzzle rating 1769

Hint

Theme: mate in 3, clearance, sacrifice

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25... Nf2 26. Rxf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Qh1#

FEN: r4rk1/1p4b1/pR6/P1pPp2p/N1P1Pp1q/3B1Ppn/4Q1K1/4NR2 b - - 1 25

Hard: Black to move and mate in 5

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Black to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 21. Bxc5.

Puzzle rating 2228

Hint

Theme: attraction (decoy), sacrifice, queenside attack

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21... Bg5+ 22. f4 Bxf4+ 23. Kb1 Ra1+ 24. Kxa1 Qa5+ 25. Kb1 Qa2#

FEN: r4r1k/2q1bPpp/3p4/2BQp2P/1p2P3/1p3P2/1PP1B3/2KR3R b - - 0 21