Chess puzzles for Saturday, 6 June 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 8. f3.
Puzzle rating 995
Hint
Theme: pin, opening tactic
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8... Bc5 9. Qxc5 bxc5
FEN: r2qkb1r/pbpp1ppp/1p3n2/8/2BQP3/5P2/PPP3PP/RNB2RK1 b kq - 0 8
Medium: White to move and mate in 5
White to move and mate in 5. The opponent just played 21... Re8.
Puzzle rating 1826
Hint
Theme: back-rank mate, sacrifice, middlegame tactic
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22. Qxe7+ Rxe7 23. Rc8+ Re8 24. Ba3+ Qb4 25. Bxb4+ Kg8 26. Rxe8#
FEN: 4rk1r/1pR1nppp/1p2p3/3pP3/1Q6/8/1B3PPP/1q2N1K1 w - - 10 22
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 30... a3.
Puzzle rating 2407
Hint
Theme: fork, discovered attack, discovered check
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31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rh3 h6 33. Rxg6+ axb2 34. Rxg4
FEN: r3r1k1/1b3R1p/4P1p1/3P4/1pP1P1n1/pn1BR3/1B4PP/6K1 w - - 0 31