Chess puzzles for Saturday, 25 July 2026
Three new puzzles every day: easy, medium and hard. Try each one before you open the solution.
Easy: White to move and win
White to move and win. The opponent just played 31... Kf8.
Puzzle rating 979
Hint
Theme: advanced pawn, rook endgame, endgame tactic
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32. d7 Rd2 33. Re8+
FEN: 5k2/pp3p1p/3P2p1/8/8/6PP/r4PK1/4R3 w - - 3 32
Medium: Black to move and mate in 1
Black to move and mate in 1. The opponent just played 47. e6.
Puzzle rating 1455
Hint
Theme: mate in 1, queen endgame, endgame tactic
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47... Qe4#
FEN: 8/8/4P2p/2Q2p2/3K1P1k/2P5/8/1q6 b - - 0 47
Hard: Black to move and mate in 2
Black to move and mate in 2. The opponent just played 20. Be2.
Puzzle rating 2352
Hint
Theme: mate in 2, middlegame tactic
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20... Qxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qg1#
FEN: 2kr2nr/ppp5/3p3p/3P2p1/P3Pq2/1P3n2/1BQ1BPKP/R1R5 b - - 2 20