Chess puzzles for Friday, 19 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
White to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 28... Kh7.
Puzzle rating 815
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, endgame tactic
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29. Rxg7#
FEN: r2r4/2R3pk/5pNp/p4N2/Pn2P3/7P/1P4P1/6K1 w - - 4 29
Medium: Black to move and win
Black to move and win. The opponent just played 29. Qe3.
Puzzle rating 1473
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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29... Rxf5 30. Qxg5 Rfxg5
FEN: 4n1rk/1p3r2/p2p4/P2PpNqp/1P4P1/4QP1P/6R1/5RK1 b - - 1 29
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 36... Bb7.
Puzzle rating 2550
Hint
Theme: middlegame tactic
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37. Re6 Bxd5 38. Ne5+ Kxe6 39. Nxd7
FEN: 3rr3/1b1q1k2/5ppp/p2P1p2/2p2P2/2P2NQP/P5PK/3RR3 w - - 10 37