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Chess puzzles for Tuesday, 16 June 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 30... hxg5.

Puzzle rating 941

Hint

Theme: mate in 1, Anastasia’s mate, endgame tactic

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31. Rh1#

FEN: 4rr2/1pR1N1pk/1p6/4P1p1/8/P2n4/1P4K1/5R2 w - - 0 31

Medium: White to move and mate in 3

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White to move and mate in 3. The opponent just played 31... Kf7.

Puzzle rating 1792

Hint

Theme: mate in 3, pin, clearance

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32. Qf8+ Kg6 33. Re6+ Nf6 34. Qe8#

FEN: 4R3/5kpp/2p5/ppQp1n1n/3P4/2Pr1q2/P1RB4/2K5 w - - 10 32

Hard: White to move and win

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White to move and win. The opponent just played 17... Nb4.

Puzzle rating 2030

Hint

Theme: en passant, middlegame tactic

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18. Qa4 c5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxb4

FEN: 5rk1/1bp1qppp/3p4/1N1Pp3/1n2n3/1B3N2/QPP2PPP/5RK1 w - - 1 18