Chess puzzles for Saturday, 4 July 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 41... Kg5.
Puzzle rating 1203
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, queen endgame, endgame tactic
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42. Qh4#
FEN: 8/1pq5/6p1/5pk1/P1pQ4/6P1/P1P5/1K6 w - - 4 42
Medium: White to move and mate in 4
White to move and mate in 4. The opponent just played 23... Qh4.
Puzzle rating 1811
Hint
Theme: mate in 4, deflection, kingside attack
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24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qe8+ Rf8 26. Bc4+ Kh8 27. Qxf8#
FEN: rb4k1/1p4pp/p1n1p3/2N5/3P1r1q/P2BQ3/1P3P1P/2R2RK1 w - - 2 24
Hard: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 47... Rb5.
Puzzle rating 2421
Hint
Theme: quiet move, defensive move, rook endgame
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48. Rxb5+ Kxb5 49. h4 a4 50. Kd3
FEN: 8/8/1R6/pr6/1k2Kp2/5P2/7P/8 w - - 2 48